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PAYLOAD B - 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 27431U          26138.13633766 +.00000000 +00000-0 +68472-4 0 00006
2 27431  98.9540 188.6004 0014782 331.0464  28.9885 14.10220108    03
Epoch (UTC): 18 May 2026 03:16:19
Eccentricity: 0.0014782
inclination: 98.9540°
perigee height: 848 km
apogee height: 869 km
right ascension of ascending node: 188.6004°
argument of perigee: 331.0464°
revolutions per day: 14.10220108
mean anomaly at epoch: 28.9885°

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

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