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SMOS - 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 36036U          26145.53385892 +.00000000 +00000-0 +79091-4 0 00002
2 36036  98.4429 333.2008 0001311  92.1529 267.9809 14.39758578    07
Epoch (UTC): 25 May 2026 12:48:45
Eccentricity: 0.0001311
inclination: 98.4429°
perigee height: 758 km
apogee height: 760 km
right ascension of ascending node: 333.2008°
argument of perigee: 92.1529°
revolutions per day: 14.39758578
mean anomaly at epoch: 267.9809°

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

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