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IRIDIUM 103 - 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 41918U          26145.61734168 +.00000000 +00000-0 +15172-5 0 00001
2 41918  86.3950  97.8909 0002589  85.5752 274.5739 14.34217731    04
Epoch (UTC): 25 May 2026 14:48:58
Eccentricity: 0.0002589
inclination: 86.3950°
perigee height: 776 km
apogee height: 780 km
right ascension of ascending node: 97.8909°
argument of perigee: 85.5752°
revolutions per day: 14.34217731
mean anomaly at epoch: 274.5739°

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

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