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TELSTAR 18V - 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 43611U          26145.53982602 +.00000000 +00000-0 +00000-0 0 00001
2 43611   0.0141 285.5173 0001983 128.1279 161.8089  1.00273678    02
Epoch (UTC): 25 May 2026 12:57:20
Eccentricity: 0.0001983
inclination: 0.0141°
perigee height: 35778 km
apogee height: 35794 km
right ascension of ascending node: 285.5173°
argument of perigee: 128.1279°
revolutions per day: 1.00273678
mean anomaly at epoch: 161.8089°

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

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