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HIMAWARI 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 40267U          26145.61161280 +.00000000 +00000-0 +00000-0 0 00005
2 40267   0.0454  97.0262 0001027 351.0861 155.9126  1.00270499    05
Epoch (UTC): 25 May 2026 14:40:43
Eccentricity: 0.0001027
inclination: 0.0454°
perigee height: 35783 km
apogee height: 35791 km
right ascension of ascending node: 97.0262°
argument of perigee: 351.0861°
revolutions per day: 1.00270499
mean anomaly at epoch: 155.9126°

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

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