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HIMAWARI 8 - 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 40267U          26063.58768698 +.00000000 +00000-0 +00000-0 0 00006
2 40267   0.0312 247.5940 0000766  82.9448 184.0089  1.00271913    06
Epoch (UTC): 04 March 2026 14:06:16
Eccentricity: 0.0000766
inclination: 0.0312°
perigee height: 35783 km
apogee height: 35790 km
right ascension of ascending node: 247.5940°
argument of perigee: 82.9448°
revolutions per day: 1.00271913
mean anomaly at epoch: 184.0089°

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

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