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USA 254 - 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 40100U          26140.29003566 +.00000000 +00000-0 +00000-0 0 00002
2 40100   4.6459  76.4909 0002476 286.9013 249.0851  0.99127755    02
Epoch (UTC): 20 May 2026 06:57:39
Eccentricity: 0.0002476
inclination: 4.6459°
perigee height: 36100 km
apogee height: 36121 km
right ascension of ascending node: 76.4909°
argument of perigee: 286.9013°
revolutions per day: 0.99127755
mean anomaly at epoch: 249.0851°

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

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