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Geos 2 (Explorer 36) - 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 03093U          26053.86052727 +.00000000 +00000-0 -44811-4 0 00004
2 03093 105.8038 259.9420 0319588 291.3330  82.6518 12.83599789    09
Epoch (UTC): 22 February 2026 20:39:09
Eccentricity: 0.0319588
inclination: 105.8038°
perigee height: 1081 km
apogee height: 1573 km
right ascension of ascending node: 259.9420°
argument of perigee: 291.3330°
revolutions per day: 12.83599789
mean anomaly at epoch: 82.6518°

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

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