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IRIDIUM 126 - 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 42809U          26145.54364453 +.00000000 +00000-0 +12518-4 0 00009
2 42809  86.3986   3.1108 0002308  86.5484 273.5976 14.34217115    04
Epoch (UTC): 25 May 2026 13:02:50
Eccentricity: 0.0002308
inclination: 86.3986°
perigee height: 776 km
apogee height: 779 km
right ascension of ascending node: 3.1108°
argument of perigee: 86.5484°
revolutions per day: 14.34217115
mean anomaly at epoch: 273.5976°

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

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