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BRITE-PL 2 - 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 40119U          26145.27503137 +.00000000 +00000-0 +16598-3 0 00006
2 40119  97.9074 257.1032 0014023 179.8666 180.2560 14.94494037    03
Epoch (UTC): 25 May 2026 06:36:02
Eccentricity: 0.0014023
inclination: 97.9074°
perigee height: 574 km
apogee height: 594 km
right ascension of ascending node: 257.1032°
argument of perigee: 179.8666°
revolutions per day: 14.94494037
mean anomaly at epoch: 180.2560°

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

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