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IRIDIUM 171 - 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 43929U          26145.34702389 +.00000000 +00000-0 +23665-4 0 00000
2 43929  86.3993   3.4246 0002118  83.4267 276.7170 14.34218202    05
Epoch (UTC): 25 May 2026 08:19:42
Eccentricity: 0.0002118
inclination: 86.3993°
perigee height: 776 km
apogee height: 779 km
right ascension of ascending node: 3.4246°
argument of perigee: 83.4267°
revolutions per day: 14.34218202
mean anomaly at epoch: 276.7170°

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

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