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CHINASAT 16 - 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 42662U          26145.60563279 +.00000000 +00000-0 +00000-0 0 00009
2 42662   0.1005  91.4288 0003723 144.2943 335.9937  1.00274772    01
Epoch (UTC): 25 May 2026 14:32:06
Eccentricity: 0.0003723
inclination: 0.1005°
perigee height: 35770 km
apogee height: 35801 km
right ascension of ascending node: 91.4288°
argument of perigee: 144.2943°
revolutions per day: 1.00274772
mean anomaly at epoch: 335.9937°

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

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