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IRIDIUM 138 - 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 43071U          26145.22309421 +.00000000 +00000-0 +16551-4 0 00001
2 43071  86.3970 331.3123 0002440  91.7428 268.4047 14.34217708    05
Epoch (UTC): 25 May 2026 05:21:15
Eccentricity: 0.0002440
inclination: 86.3970°
perigee height: 776 km
apogee height: 779 km
right ascension of ascending node: 331.3123°
argument of perigee: 91.7428°
revolutions per day: 14.34217708
mean anomaly at epoch: 268.4047°

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

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