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DIRECTV 8 - 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 28659U          26145.56015499 +.00000000 +00000-0 +00000-0 0 00000
2 28659   0.0158 343.4900 0003258  88.7682 253.4894  1.00272345    05
Epoch (UTC): 25 May 2026 13:26:37
Eccentricity: 0.0003258
inclination: 0.0158°
perigee height: 35773 km
apogee height: 35800 km
right ascension of ascending node: 343.4900°
argument of perigee: 88.7682°
revolutions per day: 1.00272345
mean anomaly at epoch: 253.4894°

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

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