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USA-159 - 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 26880U          26145.92266970 +.00000000 +00000-0 +00000-0 0 00006
2 26880  12.7621  16.5987 0000888  96.5311  97.4019  0.99202875    02
Epoch (UTC): 25 May 2026 22:08:38
Eccentricity: 0.0000888
inclination: 12.7621°
perigee height: 36085 km
apogee height: 36093 km
right ascension of ascending node: 16.5987°
argument of perigee: 96.5311°
revolutions per day: 0.99202875
mean anomaly at epoch: 97.4019°

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

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