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IRIDIUM 139 - 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 42963U          26145.23628061 +.00000000 +00000-0 +15349-4 0 00009
2 42963  86.3991  34.9118 0002141  82.2832 277.8607 14.34218163    01
Epoch (UTC): 25 May 2026 05:40:14
Eccentricity: 0.0002141
inclination: 86.3991°
perigee height: 776 km
apogee height: 779 km
right ascension of ascending node: 34.9118°
argument of perigee: 82.2832°
revolutions per day: 14.34218163
mean anomaly at epoch: 277.8607°

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

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