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NAVSTAR 68 (USA 242) - 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 39166U          26144.74992255 +.00000000 +00000-0 +00000-0 0 00008
2 39166  54.5230 269.9280 0141731  50.9138 310.3242  2.00563616    09
Epoch (UTC): 24 May 2026 17:59:53
Eccentricity: 0.0141731
inclination: 54.5230°
perigee height: 19806 km
apogee height: 20559 km
right ascension of ascending node: 269.9280°
argument of perigee: 50.9138°
revolutions per day: 2.00563616
mean anomaly at epoch: 310.3242°

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

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