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IRIDIUM 143 - 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 43258U          26145.66364963 +.00000000 +00000-0 +26515-4 0 00009
2 43258  86.3943 299.9784 0002085  89.8889 270.2546 14.34218393    04
Epoch (UTC): 25 May 2026 15:55:39
Eccentricity: 0.0002085
inclination: 86.3943°
perigee height: 776 km
apogee height: 779 km
right ascension of ascending node: 299.9784°
argument of perigee: 89.8889°
revolutions per day: 14.34218393
mean anomaly at epoch: 270.2546°

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

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