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MERIDIAN 9 - 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 45254U          26144.04062306 +.00000000 +00000-0 +00000-0 0 00001
2 45254  65.5249 321.5337 6864967 278.3237  15.0398  2.00601922    03
Epoch (UTC): 24 May 2026 00:58:29
Eccentricity: 0.6864967
inclination: 65.5249°
perigee height: 1948 km
apogee height: 38410 km
right ascension of ascending node: 321.5337°
argument of perigee: 278.3237°
revolutions per day: 2.00601922
mean anomaly at epoch: 15.0398°

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

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