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IRIDIUM 128 - 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 42811U          26145.39484595 +.00000000 +00000-0 -35551-5 0 00009
2 42811  86.3987  34.6776 0002079  80.0990 280.0440 14.34217689    09
Epoch (UTC): 25 May 2026 09:28:34
Eccentricity: 0.0002079
inclination: 86.3987°
perigee height: 776 km
apogee height: 779 km
right ascension of ascending node: 34.6776°
argument of perigee: 80.0990°
revolutions per day: 14.34217689
mean anomaly at epoch: 280.0440°

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

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