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FORMOSAT 3A - 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 29047U          26053.69645322 +.00000000 +00000-0 +21021-3 0 00007
2 29047  71.9770 186.0475 0046716  75.7542 284.8778 14.31293135    06
Epoch (UTC): 22 February 2026 16:42:53
Eccentricity: 0.0046716
inclination: 71.9770°
perigee height: 754 km
apogee height: 821 km
right ascension of ascending node: 186.0475°
argument of perigee: 75.7542°
revolutions per day: 14.31293135
mean anomaly at epoch: 284.8778°

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

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