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IRIDIUM 117 - 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 42808U          26145.30896904 +.00000000 +00000-0 +18248-4 0 00009
2 42808  86.3983   3.1580 0002254  83.8627 276.2825 14.34218103    04
Epoch (UTC): 25 May 2026 07:24:54
Eccentricity: 0.0002254
inclination: 86.3983°
perigee height: 776 km
apogee height: 779 km
right ascension of ascending node: 3.1580°
argument of perigee: 83.8627°
revolutions per day: 14.34218103
mean anomaly at epoch: 276.2825°

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

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