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BEIDOU M4 - 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 38251U          26144.49480453 +.00000000 +00000-0 +00000-0 0 00006
2 38251  55.6787 304.8888 0010979 279.4145  80.4412  1.86229229    06
Epoch (UTC): 24 May 2026 11:52:31
Eccentricity: 0.0010979
inclination: 55.6787°
perigee height: 21498 km
apogee height: 21559 km
right ascension of ascending node: 304.8888°
argument of perigee: 279.4145°
revolutions per day: 1.86229229
mean anomaly at epoch: 80.4412°

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

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