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IRIDIUM 163 - 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 43575U          26145.53780668 +.00000000 +00000-0 +80085-5 0 00004
2 43575  86.3967  66.1907 0002369  85.5241 274.6225 14.34217931    02
Epoch (UTC): 25 May 2026 12:54:26
Eccentricity: 0.0002369
inclination: 86.3967°
perigee height: 776 km
apogee height: 779 km
right ascension of ascending node: 66.1907°
argument of perigee: 85.5241°
revolutions per day: 14.34217931
mean anomaly at epoch: 274.6225°

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

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