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IRIDIUM 161 - 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 43478U          26145.28981568 +.00000000 +00000-0 +79790-4 0 00000
2 43478  86.4470  98.0444 0002403  92.0059 268.1418 14.43280905    06
Epoch (UTC): 25 May 2026 06:57:20
Eccentricity: 0.0002403
inclination: 86.4470°
perigee height: 746 km
apogee height: 749 km
right ascension of ascending node: 98.0444°
argument of perigee: 92.0059°
revolutions per day: 14.43280905
mean anomaly at epoch: 268.1418°

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

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