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FORMOSAT-8A - 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 66666U          26145.47124425 +.00000000 +00000-0 +11029-3 0 00006
2 66666  97.6548 220.0563 0006594   0.6857 359.4375 15.01078769    09
Epoch (UTC): 25 May 2026 11:18:35
Eccentricity: 0.0006594
inclination: 97.6548°
perigee height: 559 km
apogee height: 568 km
right ascension of ascending node: 220.0563°
argument of perigee: 0.6857°
revolutions per day: 15.01078769
mean anomaly at epoch: 359.4375°

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

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