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FORMOSAT 3B - 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 29048U          26053.54984241 +.00000000 +00000-0 +15168-3 0 00003
2 29048  71.9646  94.9059 0040878  36.2391 324.1502 14.31279585    07
Epoch (UTC): 22 February 2026 13:11:46
Eccentricity: 0.0040878
inclination: 71.9646°
perigee height: 758 km
apogee height: 817 km
right ascension of ascending node: 94.9059°
argument of perigee: 36.2391°
revolutions per day: 14.31279585
mean anomaly at epoch: 324.1502°

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

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