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NAVSTAR 51 (USA 166) - 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 27663U          26145.26291218 +.00000000 +00000-0 +00000-0 0 00006
2 27663  54.8858 215.8797 0147949  53.0214  14.4311  2.00561815    04
Epoch (UTC): 25 May 2026 06:18:35
Eccentricity: 0.0147949
inclination: 54.8858°
perigee height: 19789 km
apogee height: 20575 km
right ascension of ascending node: 215.8797°
argument of perigee: 53.0214°
revolutions per day: 2.00561815
mean anomaly at epoch: 14.4311°

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

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