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IRIDIUM 118 - 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 42807U          26145.08063582 +.00000000 +00000-0 +85441-5 0 00001
2 42807  86.3985   3.2957 0002233  86.7802 273.3649 14.34217856    04
Epoch (UTC): 25 May 2026 01:56:06
Eccentricity: 0.0002233
inclination: 86.3985°
perigee height: 776 km
apogee height: 779 km
right ascension of ascending node: 3.2957°
argument of perigee: 86.7802°
revolutions per day: 14.34217856
mean anomaly at epoch: 273.3649°

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

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