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WGS 5 (USA 243) - 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 39168U          26144.86035779 +.00000000 +00000-0 +00000-0 0 00002
2 39168   0.0187 291.6352 0000397  51.9161 156.1185  1.00271056    04
Epoch (UTC): 24 May 2026 20:38:54
Eccentricity: 0.0000397
inclination: 0.0187°
perigee height: 35785 km
apogee height: 35788 km
right ascension of ascending node: 291.6352°
argument of perigee: 51.9161°
revolutions per day: 1.00271056
mean anomaly at epoch: 156.1185°

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

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