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NAVSTAR 79 (USA 304) - 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 45854U          26142.05045963 +.00000000 +00000-0 +00000-0 0 00006
2 45854  56.6536  29.9571 0062928 204.8500 329.5146  2.00559133    06
Epoch (UTC): 22 May 2026 01:12:39
Eccentricity: 0.0062928
inclination: 56.6536°
perigee height: 20015 km
apogee height: 20350 km
right ascension of ascending node: 29.9571°
argument of perigee: 204.8500°
revolutions per day: 2.00559133
mean anomaly at epoch: 329.5146°

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

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