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SES 8 - 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 39460U          26145.38873061 +.00000000 +00000-0 +00000-0 0 00009
2 39460   0.0201 306.0405 0002681 123.5378  48.3497  1.00271604    07
Epoch (UTC): 25 May 2026 09:19:46
Eccentricity: 0.0002681
inclination: 0.0201°
perigee height: 35775 km
apogee height: 35798 km
right ascension of ascending node: 306.0405°
argument of perigee: 123.5378°
revolutions per day: 1.00271604
mean anomaly at epoch: 48.3497°

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

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