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USA 8 - 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 15543U          26138.52881372 +.00000000 +00000-0 +00000-0 0 00007
2 15543  12.7100 313.8252 0132547  55.4108 316.4374  0.99806079    06
Epoch (UTC): 18 May 2026 12:41:29
Eccentricity: 0.0132547
inclination: 12.7100°
perigee height: 35357 km
apogee height: 36478 km
right ascension of ascending node: 313.8252°
argument of perigee: 55.4108°
revolutions per day: 0.99806079
mean anomaly at epoch: 316.4374°

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

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