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AEHF 3 (USA 246) - 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 39256U          26138.55397395 +.00000000 +00000-0 +00000-0 0 00004
2 39256   5.2217  67.4601 0088044 188.4394  55.5216  1.00274064    07
Epoch (UTC): 18 May 2026 13:17:43
Eccentricity: 0.0088044
inclination: 5.2217°
perigee height: 35415 km
apogee height: 36157 km
right ascension of ascending node: 67.4601°
argument of perigee: 188.4394°
revolutions per day: 1.00274064
mean anomaly at epoch: 55.5216°

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

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