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DIRECTV 5 - Orbit

View from above orbital plane
View from above orbital plane
View from above satellite
View from above satellite

Ground track
Ground track

The orbit is defined by the following mean orbital elements,

1 27426U          26145.47578338 +.00000000 +00000-0 +00000-0 0 00007
2 27426   4.8223  75.5882 0003356 347.3018 241.3467  1.00272123    05
Epoch (UTC): 25 May 2026 11:25:07
Eccentricity: 0.0003356
inclination: 4.8223°
perigee height: 35772 km
apogee height: 35801 km
right ascension of ascending node: 75.5882°
argument of perigee: 347.3018°
revolutions per day: 1.00272123
mean anomaly at epoch: 241.3467°

The dashed part of the orbit path shows where the satellite is in the earth's shadow,  

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