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IRIDIUM 142 - 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 43256U          26145.36555201 +.00000000 +00000-0 +71601-4 0 00007
2 43256  86.3936 299.8959 0001977  89.3697 270.7726 14.34219281    00
Epoch (UTC): 25 May 2026 08:46:23
Eccentricity: 0.0001977
inclination: 86.3936°
perigee height: 776 km
apogee height: 779 km
right ascension of ascending node: 299.8959°
argument of perigee: 89.3697°
revolutions per day: 14.34219281
mean anomaly at epoch: 270.7726°

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

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