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INSAT 3D - 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 39216U          26107.89216601 +.00000000 +00000-0 +00000-0 0 00003
2 39216   1.7699  83.2662 0001300 255.3730 318.0589  1.00268964    01
Epoch (UTC): 17 April 2026 21:24:43
Eccentricity: 0.0001300
inclination: 1.7699°
perigee height: 35782 km
apogee height: 35793 km
right ascension of ascending node: 83.2662°
argument of perigee: 255.3730°
revolutions per day: 1.00268964
mean anomaly at epoch: 318.0589°

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

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