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IRIDIUM 156 - 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 43576U          26145.51243573 +.00000000 +00000-0 +48829-5 0 00002
2 43576  86.3967  66.2086 0002280  80.1327 280.0126 14.34217912    00
Epoch (UTC): 25 May 2026 12:17:54
Eccentricity: 0.0002280
inclination: 86.3967°
perigee height: 776 km
apogee height: 779 km
right ascension of ascending node: 66.2086°
argument of perigee: 80.1327°
revolutions per day: 14.34217912
mean anomaly at epoch: 280.0126°

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

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