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SBIRS GEO 2 (USA 241) - 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 39120U          26146.00167515 +.00000000 +00000-0 +00000-0 0 00002
2 39120   4.4426  52.4875 0002128   4.3774 137.5199  1.00271207    01
Epoch (UTC): 26 May 2026 00:02:24
Eccentricity: 0.0002128
inclination: 4.4426°
perigee height: 35778 km
apogee height: 35796 km
right ascension of ascending node: 52.4875°
argument of perigee: 4.3774°
revolutions per day: 1.00271207
mean anomaly at epoch: 137.5199°

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

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