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(33.8834°N, 106.6595°W)
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IRS-1D - 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 24971U          26105.88700315 +.00000000 +00000-0 +45878-4 0 00008
2 24971  98.8422  98.7403 0053028  52.1693 308.4274 14.35490217    07
Epoch (UTC): 15 April 2026 21:17:17
Eccentricity: 0.0053028
inclination: 98.8422°
perigee height: 736 km
apogee height: 811 km
right ascension of ascending node: 98.7403°
argument of perigee: 52.1693°
revolutions per day: 14.35490217
mean anomaly at epoch: 308.4274°

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

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