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SKYNET 5A - 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 30794U          26145.31742984 +.00000000 +00000-0 +00000-0 0 00002
2 30794   5.2438  74.0124 0004001 356.8170  21.5864  1.00272801    07
Epoch (UTC): 25 May 2026 07:37:05
Eccentricity: 0.0004001
inclination: 5.2438°
perigee height: 35769 km
apogee height: 35803 km
right ascension of ascending node: 74.0124°
argument of perigee: 356.8170°
revolutions per day: 1.00272801
mean anomaly at epoch: 21.5864°

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

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