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MERIDIAN 3 - 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 37212U          26099.53907285 +.00000000 +00000-0 +00000-0 0 00003
2 37212  63.4555  99.2072 6796893 261.1656  22.5642  2.00593186    04
Epoch (UTC): 09 April 2026 12:56:15
Eccentricity: 0.6796893
inclination: 63.4555°
perigee height: 2129 km
apogee height: 38231 km
right ascension of ascending node: 99.2072°
argument of perigee: 261.1656°
revolutions per day: 2.00593186
mean anomaly at epoch: 22.5642°

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

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