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IRIDIUM 116 - 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 43072U          26145.47045294 +.00000000 +00000-0 -18269-4 0 00003
2 43072  86.3950 331.5031 0001765  83.3616 276.7780 14.34217741    02
Epoch (UTC): 25 May 2026 11:17:27
Eccentricity: 0.0001765
inclination: 86.3950°
perigee height: 776 km
apogee height: 779 km
right ascension of ascending node: 331.5031°
argument of perigee: 83.3616°
revolutions per day: 14.34217741
mean anomaly at epoch: 276.7780°

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

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