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USA 253 - 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 40099U          26137.17006497 +.00000000 +00000-0 +00000-0 0 00008
2 40099   5.4224  75.6118 0001747  67.9613 149.1602  0.96774452    07
Epoch (UTC): 17 May 2026 04:04:53
Eccentricity: 0.0001747
inclination: 5.4224°
perigee height: 36789 km
apogee height: 36804 km
right ascension of ascending node: 75.6118°
argument of perigee: 67.9613°
revolutions per day: 0.96774452
mean anomaly at epoch: 149.1602°

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

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