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Explorer 27 - 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 01328U          26053.74722659 +.00000000 +00000-0 +94639-4 0 00000
2 01328  41.1820 146.9444 0241413  70.7844 291.8864 13.38918681    05
Epoch (UTC): 22 February 2026 17:56:00
Eccentricity: 0.0241413
inclination: 41.1820°
perigee height: 932 km
apogee height: 1294 km
right ascension of ascending node: 146.9444°
argument of perigee: 70.7844°
revolutions per day: 13.38918681
mean anomaly at epoch: 291.8864°

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

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