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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          26140.38720529 +.00000000 +00000-0 +00000-0 0 00003
2 21873  14.8182   2.9113 0006187 332.7691 206.4947  0.99042923    06
Epoch (UTC): 20 May 2026 09:17:34
Eccentricity: 0.0006187
inclination: 14.8182°
perigee height: 36108 km
apogee height: 36161 km
right ascension of ascending node: 2.9113°
argument of perigee: 332.7691°
revolutions per day: 0.99042923
mean anomaly at epoch: 206.4947°

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

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