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IRIDIUM 157 - 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 43251U          26145.37189130 +.00000000 +00000-0 +45102-5 0 00005
2 43251  86.3939 299.9635 0002168  91.9120 268.2324 14.34217723    08
Epoch (UTC): 25 May 2026 08:55:31
Eccentricity: 0.0002168
inclination: 86.3939°
perigee height: 776 km
apogee height: 779 km
right ascension of ascending node: 299.9635°
argument of perigee: 91.9120°
revolutions per day: 14.34217723
mean anomaly at epoch: 268.2324°

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

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