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IRIDIUM 178 - 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 56729U          26145.12432753 +.00000000 +00000-0 +10383-3 0 00005
2 56729  86.6559  34.9967 0002391  88.7729 271.3766 14.80237220    05
Epoch (UTC): 25 May 2026 02:59:01
Eccentricity: 0.0002391
inclination: 86.6559°
perigee height: 627 km
apogee height: 630 km
right ascension of ascending node: 34.9967°
argument of perigee: 88.7729°
revolutions per day: 14.80237220
mean anomaly at epoch: 271.3766°

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

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