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IRIDIUM 176 - 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 43923U          26145.32184824 +.00000000 +00000-0 +99260-4 0 00004
2 43923  86.6104   3.1041 0002243  87.4328 272.7146 14.72251369    09
Epoch (UTC): 25 May 2026 07:43:27
Eccentricity: 0.0002243
inclination: 86.6104°
perigee height: 652 km
apogee height: 655 km
right ascension of ascending node: 3.1041°
argument of perigee: 87.4328°
revolutions per day: 14.72251369
mean anomaly at epoch: 272.7146°

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

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