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IRIDIUM 179 - 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 56730U          26145.45696269 +.00000000 +00000-0 +11808-3 0 00000
2 56730  86.6795  43.7695 0002359  81.9681 278.1808 14.80239680    05
Epoch (UTC): 25 May 2026 10:58:01
Eccentricity: 0.0002359
inclination: 86.6795°
perigee height: 627 km
apogee height: 630 km
right ascension of ascending node: 43.7695°
argument of perigee: 81.9681°
revolutions per day: 14.80239680
mean anomaly at epoch: 278.1808°

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

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