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IRIDIUM 177 - 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 56727U          26145.47320567 +.00000000 +00000-0 +10850-3 0 00009
2 56727  86.1960 339.5828 0002572  85.6343 274.5172 14.80241204    06
Epoch (UTC): 25 May 2026 11:21:24
Eccentricity: 0.0002572
inclination: 86.1960°
perigee height: 627 km
apogee height: 630 km
right ascension of ascending node: 339.5828°
argument of perigee: 85.6343°
revolutions per day: 14.80241204
mean anomaly at epoch: 274.5172°

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

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