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MetOp-B - 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 38771U          26053.80372062 +.00000000 +00000-0 +66816-4 0 00004
2 38771  98.6676 107.5021 0001567 340.1773  19.9343 14.21439251    01
Epoch (UTC): 22 February 2026 19:17:21
Eccentricity: 0.0001567
inclination: 98.6676°
perigee height: 819 km
apogee height: 822 km
right ascension of ascending node: 107.5021°
argument of perigee: 340.1773°
revolutions per day: 14.21439251
mean anomaly at epoch: 19.9343°

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

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