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IRIDIUM 170 - 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 43930U          26145.53192543 +.00000000 +00000-0 +95811-4 0 00000
2 43930  86.6104   3.0189 0002383  90.0405 270.1086 14.72254397    09
Epoch (UTC): 25 May 2026 12:45:58
Eccentricity: 0.0002383
inclination: 86.6104°
perigee height: 652 km
apogee height: 656 km
right ascension of ascending node: 3.0189°
argument of perigee: 90.0405°
revolutions per day: 14.72254397
mean anomaly at epoch: 270.1086°

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

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