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DIRECTV 15 - 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 40663U          26145.49208494 +.00000000 +00000-0 +00000-0 0 00000
2 40663   0.0173 338.5900 0000212  98.7807 239.9759  1.00272843    05
Epoch (UTC): 25 May 2026 11:48:36
Eccentricity: 0.0000212
inclination: 0.0173°
perigee height: 35785 km
apogee height: 35787 km
right ascension of ascending node: 338.5900°
argument of perigee: 98.7807°
revolutions per day: 1.00272843
mean anomaly at epoch: 239.9759°

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

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