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POLYITAN 1 - 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 40042U          26145.53057890 +.00000000 +00000-0 +54892-3 0 00009
2 40042  98.0964 169.6628 0006385 212.9613 147.1229 15.32350806    01
Epoch (UTC): 25 May 2026 12:44:02
Eccentricity: 0.0006385
inclination: 98.0964°
perigee height: 464 km
apogee height: 473 km
right ascension of ascending node: 169.6628°
argument of perigee: 212.9613°
revolutions per day: 15.32350806
mean anomaly at epoch: 147.1229°

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

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