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Iridium 98 - Orbit
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Chris' Backyard Observatory;
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View from above orbital plane
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View from above satellite
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Ground track
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The orbit data is extracted from the following two-line orbital elements,
1 27451U 02031B 13138.48512892 .00000486 00000-0 13933-3 0 8067
2 27451 086.4434 285.4356 0004619 077.2053 346.3763 14.42946385577240
| Epoch (UTC): | 18 May 2013 11:38:35 |
| Eccentricity: | 0.0004619 |
| inclination: | 86.4434° |
| perigee height: | 745 km |
| apogee height: | 752 km |
| right ascension of ascending node: | 285.4356° |
| argument of perigee: | 77.2053° |
| revolutions per day: | 14.42946385 |
| mean anomaly at epoch: | 346.3763° |
| orbit number at epoch: | 57724 |
The dashed part of the orbit path shows where the satellite is in the earth's shadow,
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