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IRS-1A Rocket - 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 18961U          26129.81483520 +.00000000 +00000-0 +23097-3 0 00003
2 18961  98.8728 185.9899 0053806 278.7249 194.6711 14.00735692    05
Epoch (UTC): 09 May 2026 19:33:21
Eccentricity: 0.0053806
inclination: 98.8728°
perigee height: 852 km
apogee height: 930 km
right ascension of ascending node: 185.9899°
argument of perigee: 278.7249°
revolutions per day: 14.00735692
mean anomaly at epoch: 194.6711°

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

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