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NAVSTAR 72 (USA 258) - 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 40294U          26144.98987678 +.00000000 +00000-0 +00000-0 0 00001
2 40294  56.9722  31.8484 0066401  69.7589 290.9872  2.00574806    00
Epoch (UTC): 24 May 2026 23:45:25
Eccentricity: 0.0066401
inclination: 56.9722°
perigee height: 20005 km
apogee height: 20358 km
right ascension of ascending node: 31.8484°
argument of perigee: 69.7589°
revolutions per day: 2.00574806
mean anomaly at epoch: 290.9872°

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

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