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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          26140.51190911 +.00000000 +00000-0 +00000-0 0 00008
2 39120   4.4310  52.4828 0002211   1.1813 318.9945  1.00271466    04
Epoch (UTC): 20 May 2026 12:17:08
Eccentricity: 0.0002211
inclination: 4.4310°
perigee height: 35777 km
apogee height: 35796 km
right ascension of ascending node: 52.4828°
argument of perigee: 1.1813°
revolutions per day: 1.00271466
mean anomaly at epoch: 318.9945°

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

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