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DIRECTV 9S - 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 29494U          26145.56370833 +.00000000 +00000-0 +00000-0 0 00004
2 29494   2.3647  81.1646 0004862 354.9190 268.8038  1.00271573    00
Epoch (UTC): 25 May 2026 13:31:44
Eccentricity: 0.0004862
inclination: 2.3647°
perigee height: 35766 km
apogee height: 35807 km
right ascension of ascending node: 81.1646°
argument of perigee: 354.9190°
revolutions per day: 1.00271573
mean anomaly at epoch: 268.8038°

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

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