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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          26143.28633777 +.00000000 +00000-0 +00000-0 0 00004
2 40099   5.4380  75.5399 0001943  70.2520 117.8057  0.96773065    07
Epoch (UTC): 23 May 2026 06:52:19
Eccentricity: 0.0001943
inclination: 5.4380°
perigee height: 36788 km
apogee height: 36805 km
right ascension of ascending node: 75.5399°
argument of perigee: 70.2520°
revolutions per day: 0.96773065
mean anomaly at epoch: 117.8057°

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

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