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IRIDIUM 181 - 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 56726U          26145.50507459 +.00000000 +00000-0 +82471-4 0 00008
2 56726  86.4506  66.2700 0002151  90.0750 270.0698 14.43311117    06
Epoch (UTC): 25 May 2026 12:07:18
Eccentricity: 0.0002151
inclination: 86.4506°
perigee height: 746 km
apogee height: 749 km
right ascension of ascending node: 66.2700°
argument of perigee: 90.0750°
revolutions per day: 14.43311117
mean anomaly at epoch: 270.0698°

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

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