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IRIDIUM 140 - 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 43252U          26145.39091876 +.00000000 +00000-0 +68863-4 0 00005
2 43252  86.3939 299.9681 0002171  90.3524 269.7920 14.34219103    07
Epoch (UTC): 25 May 2026 09:22:55
Eccentricity: 0.0002171
inclination: 86.3939°
perigee height: 776 km
apogee height: 779 km
right ascension of ascending node: 299.9681°
argument of perigee: 90.3524°
revolutions per day: 14.34219103
mean anomaly at epoch: 269.7920°

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

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