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USA 179 - 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 28384U 04034A   25049.82708287 0.00000000  00000-0  00000-0 0    01
2 28384  63.9236 276.3532 7375911 259.8969  17.5110  2.00643157    08
Epoch (UTC): 18 February 2025 19:50:59
Eccentricity: 0.7375911
inclination: 63.9236°
perigee height: 589 km
apogee height: 39760 km
right ascension of ascending node: 276.3532°
argument of perigee: 259.8969°
revolutions per day: 2.00643157
mean anomaly at epoch: 17.5110°

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

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