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USA 78 - 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 21873U          26144.89951064 +.00000000 +00000-0 +00000-0 0 00003
2 21873  14.8194   2.8784 0006218 336.2349  11.9642  0.99043103    08
Epoch (UTC): 24 May 2026 21:35:17
Eccentricity: 0.0006218
inclination: 14.8194°
perigee height: 36108 km
apogee height: 36161 km
right ascension of ascending node: 2.8784°
argument of perigee: 336.2349°
revolutions per day: 0.99043103
mean anomaly at epoch: 11.9642°

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

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