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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          26139.81248300 +.00000000 +00000-0 +00000-0 0 00004
2 26880  12.7563  16.6373 0000604 124.5653  47.1930  0.99200401    01
Epoch (UTC): 19 May 2026 19:29:58
Eccentricity: 0.0000604
inclination: 12.7563°
perigee height: 36087 km
apogee height: 36092 km
right ascension of ascending node: 16.6373°
argument of perigee: 124.5653°
revolutions per day: 0.99200401
mean anomaly at epoch: 47.1930°

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

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