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USA 255 - 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 40101U          26139.75805608 +.00000000 +00000-0 +00000-0 0 00009
2 40101   9.1736  57.5469 0014203 332.0156 224.7775  0.98724906    09
Epoch (UTC): 19 May 2026 18:11:36
Eccentricity: 0.0014203
inclination: 9.1736°
perigee height: 36165 km
apogee height: 36286 km
right ascension of ascending node: 57.5469°
argument of perigee: 332.0156°
revolutions per day: 0.98724906
mean anomaly at epoch: 224.7775°

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

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