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IRIDIUM 168 - 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 43924U          26145.31531192 +.00000000 +00000-0 +14791-4 0 00004
2 43924  86.3987   3.2366 0002165  87.2388 272.9056 14.34217871    04
Epoch (UTC): 25 May 2026 07:34:02
Eccentricity: 0.0002165
inclination: 86.3987°
perigee height: 776 km
apogee height: 779 km
right ascension of ascending node: 3.2366°
argument of perigee: 87.2388°
revolutions per day: 14.34217871
mean anomaly at epoch: 272.9056°

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

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