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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          26105.46879088 +.00000000 +00000-0 +46145-4 0 00004
2 24971  98.8422  98.3117 0053040  53.3617 307.2428 14.35490074    07
Epoch (UTC): 15 April 2026 11:15:03
Eccentricity: 0.0053040
inclination: 98.8422°
perigee height: 736 km
apogee height: 811 km
right ascension of ascending node: 98.3117°
argument of perigee: 53.3617°
revolutions per day: 14.35490074
mean anomaly at epoch: 307.2428°

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

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