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POLYITAN 1 - 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 40042U          26053.82031272 +.00000000 +00000-0 +80979-3 0 00000
2 40042  98.1066  69.5812 0007864 172.0896 188.0467 15.28839747    09
Epoch (UTC): 22 February 2026 19:41:15
Eccentricity: 0.0007864
inclination: 98.1066°
perigee height: 474 km
apogee height: 485 km
right ascension of ascending node: 69.5812°
argument of perigee: 172.0896°
revolutions per day: 15.28839747
mean anomaly at epoch: 188.0467°

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

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