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IRIDIUM 121 - 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 42812U          26145.35337362 +.00000000 +00000-0 +70815-4 0 00005
2 42812  86.3986   3.2179 0002080  86.4930 273.6503 14.34219243    00
Epoch (UTC): 25 May 2026 08:28:51
Eccentricity: 0.0002080
inclination: 86.3986°
perigee height: 776 km
apogee height: 779 km
right ascension of ascending node: 3.2179°
argument of perigee: 86.4930°
revolutions per day: 14.34219243
mean anomaly at epoch: 273.6503°

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

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