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MetOp-B - 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 38771U          26145.59395847 +.00000000 +00000-0 +60557-4 0 00004
2 38771  98.6518 197.5424 0003298  68.2854 291.8674 14.21425565    04
Epoch (UTC): 25 May 2026 14:15:18
Eccentricity: 0.0003298
inclination: 98.6518°
perigee height: 818 km
apogee height: 823 km
right ascension of ascending node: 197.5424°
argument of perigee: 68.2854°
revolutions per day: 14.21425565
mean anomaly at epoch: 291.8674°

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

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