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SES 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 55970U          26144.92169741 +.00000000 +00000-0 +00000-0 0 00005
2 55970   0.0167 315.2048 0001105  23.1363 132.9008  1.00272158    09
Epoch (UTC): 24 May 2026 22:07:14
Eccentricity: 0.0001105
inclination: 0.0167°
perigee height: 35782 km
apogee height: 35791 km
right ascension of ascending node: 315.2048°
argument of perigee: 23.1363°
revolutions per day: 1.00272158
mean anomaly at epoch: 132.9008°

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

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