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Injun 5 (Explorer 40) - 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 03338U          26053.63918384 +.00000000 +00000-0 +25971-3 0 00005
2 03338  80.6635 174.4969 1130738 175.0559 186.2905 12.23549274    02
Epoch (UTC): 22 February 2026 15:20:25
Eccentricity: 0.1130738
inclination: 80.6635°
perigee height: 678 km
apogee height: 2477 km
right ascension of ascending node: 174.4969°
argument of perigee: 175.0559°
revolutions per day: 12.23549274
mean anomaly at epoch: 186.2905°

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

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