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MetOp-A - 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 29499U          26144.88141439 +.00000000 +00000-0 +30116-3 0 00005
2 29499  98.3308 250.8574 0175123 143.4116 326.4778 14.75848345    02
Epoch (UTC): 24 May 2026 21:09:14
Eccentricity: 0.0175123
inclination: 98.3308°
perigee height: 520 km
apogee height: 765 km
right ascension of ascending node: 250.8574°
argument of perigee: 143.4116°
revolutions per day: 14.75848345
mean anomaly at epoch: 326.4778°

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

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