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IRIDIUM 172 - 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 43927U          26145.57535588 +.00000000 +00000-0 +25238-4 0 00006
2 43927  86.3981   3.0254 0002237  88.9285 271.2167 14.34217295    04
Epoch (UTC): 25 May 2026 13:48:30
Eccentricity: 0.0002237
inclination: 86.3981°
perigee height: 776 km
apogee height: 779 km
right ascension of ascending node: 3.0254°
argument of perigee: 88.9285°
revolutions per day: 14.34217295
mean anomaly at epoch: 271.2167°

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

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