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(55.6412°N, 3.1714°W)
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Altair 2 - 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 00979U          26135.19373859 +.00000000 +00000-0 +79670-4 0 00003
2 00979  96.4204   7.7937 1138604 333.9402  20.8348 12.15525289    07
Epoch (UTC): 15 May 2026 04:38:59
Eccentricity: 0.1138604
inclination: 96.4204°
perigee height: 702 km
apogee height: 2522 km
right ascension of ascending node: 7.7937°
argument of perigee: 333.9402°
revolutions per day: 12.15525289
mean anomaly at epoch: 20.8348°

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

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