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SKYTERRA 1 - 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 37218U          26145.47193443 +.00000000 +00000-0 +00000-0 0 00007
2 37218   5.0792  50.8806 0003108  14.4297 246.3479  1.00272804    01
Epoch (UTC): 25 May 2026 11:19:35
Eccentricity: 0.0003108
inclination: 5.0792°
perigee height: 35773 km
apogee height: 35799 km
right ascension of ascending node: 50.8806°
argument of perigee: 14.4297°
revolutions per day: 1.00272804
mean anomaly at epoch: 246.3479°

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

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