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IRIDIUM 123 - 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 42804U          26145.32799587 +.00000000 +00000-0 +50366-4 0 00003
2 42804  86.3981   3.1941 0002147  82.0410 278.1030 14.34218441    05
Epoch (UTC): 25 May 2026 07:52:18
Eccentricity: 0.0002147
inclination: 86.3981°
perigee height: 776 km
apogee height: 779 km
right ascension of ascending node: 3.1941°
argument of perigee: 82.0410°
revolutions per day: 14.34218441
mean anomaly at epoch: 278.1030°

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

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