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NAVSTAR 71 (USA 256) - 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 40105U          26145.11810404 +.00000000 +00000-0 +00000-0 0 00000
2 40105  55.3389  89.3836 0032426 118.5184 241.7812  2.00556877    02
Epoch (UTC): 25 May 2026 02:50:04
Eccentricity: 0.0032426
inclination: 55.3389°
perigee height: 20097 km
apogee height: 20269 km
right ascension of ascending node: 89.3836°
argument of perigee: 118.5184°
revolutions per day: 2.00556877
mean anomaly at epoch: 241.7812°

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

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