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Tiros 1 despin weight - 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 00115U          26158.70344726 +.00000000 +00000-0 +30347-3 0 00005
2 00115  48.1610 147.5162 0026278 217.2506 142.6590 14.98154421    09
Epoch (UTC): 07 June 2026 16:52:57
Eccentricity: 0.0026278
inclination: 48.1610°
perigee height: 554 km
apogee height: 591 km
right ascension of ascending node: 147.5162°
argument of perigee: 217.2506°
revolutions per day: 14.98154421
mean anomaly at epoch: 142.6590°

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

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