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JCSAT 18 - 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 44868U          26145.54280769 +.00000000 +00000-0 +00000-0 0 00002
2 44868   0.0129 297.0259 0000183 191.2834 100.2337  1.00269117    01
Epoch (UTC): 25 May 2026 13:01:38
Eccentricity: 0.0000183
inclination: 0.0129°
perigee height: 35787 km
apogee height: 35788 km
right ascension of ascending node: 297.0259°
argument of perigee: 191.2834°
revolutions per day: 1.00269117
mean anomaly at epoch: 100.2337°

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

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