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MERIDIAN 7 - 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 40296U          26144.25586242 +.00000000 +00000-0 +00000-0 0 00005
2 40296  63.4432 217.6858 6656956 270.7184  19.5763  2.00590499    03
Epoch (UTC): 24 May 2026 06:08:26
Eccentricity: 0.6656956
inclination: 63.4432°
perigee height: 2500 km
apogee height: 37859 km
right ascension of ascending node: 217.6858°
argument of perigee: 270.7184°
revolutions per day: 2.00590499
mean anomaly at epoch: 19.5763°

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

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