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YAOGAN 21 - 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 40143U          26145.60830741 +.00000000 +00000-0 +32091-3 0 00000
2 40143  97.1491 186.8179 0008740 160.2890 199.8689 15.25990033    07
Epoch (UTC): 25 May 2026 14:35:57
Eccentricity: 0.0008740
inclination: 97.1491°
perigee height: 482 km
apogee height: 494 km
right ascension of ascending node: 186.8179°
argument of perigee: 160.2890°
revolutions per day: 15.25990033
mean anomaly at epoch: 199.8689°

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

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