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ECHOSTAR 17 - 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 38551U          26145.56258167 +.00000000 +00000-0 +00000-0 0 00003
2 38551   0.0179 311.2446 0002222 115.8746 271.4551  1.00270257    01
Epoch (UTC): 25 May 2026 13:30:07
Eccentricity: 0.0002222
inclination: 0.0179°
perigee height: 35778 km
apogee height: 35796 km
right ascension of ascending node: 311.2446°
argument of perigee: 115.8746°
revolutions per day: 1.00270257
mean anomaly at epoch: 271.4551°

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

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