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IRIDIUM 173 - 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 43925U          26145.09332138 +.00000000 +00000-0 +81981-5 0 00005
2 43925  86.3982   3.2191 0002281  86.3053 273.8403 14.34217821    05
Epoch (UTC): 25 May 2026 02:14:22
Eccentricity: 0.0002281
inclination: 86.3982°
perigee height: 776 km
apogee height: 779 km
right ascension of ascending node: 3.2191°
argument of perigee: 86.3053°
revolutions per day: 14.34217821
mean anomaly at epoch: 273.8403°

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

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