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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          26112.26351529 +.00000000 +00000-0 +15634-3 0 00003
2 29499  98.3275 217.2381 0173398 247.4989 193.5474 14.75714191    00
Epoch (UTC): 22 April 2026 06:19:27
Eccentricity: 0.0173398
inclination: 98.3275°
perigee height: 521 km
apogee height: 765 km
right ascension of ascending node: 217.2381°
argument of perigee: 247.4989°
revolutions per day: 14.75714191
mean anomaly at epoch: 193.5474°

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

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