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IRIDIUM 120 - 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 42805U          26145.07088191 +.00000000 +00000-0 +14343-4 0 00003
2 42805  86.3951 331.6312 0002030  87.7643 272.3786 14.34218743    04
Epoch (UTC): 25 May 2026 01:42:04
Eccentricity: 0.0002030
inclination: 86.3951°
perigee height: 776 km
apogee height: 779 km
right ascension of ascending node: 331.6312°
argument of perigee: 87.7643°
revolutions per day: 14.34218743
mean anomaly at epoch: 272.3786°

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

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