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MERIDIAN 7 - 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 40296U          26103.37621176 +.00000000 +00000-0 +00000-0 0 00009
2 40296  63.4495 221.7366 6672014 270.9872  19.2720  2.00583615    03
Epoch (UTC): 13 April 2026 09:01:44
Eccentricity: 0.6672014
inclination: 63.4495°
perigee height: 2461 km
apogee height: 37900 km
right ascension of ascending node: 221.7366°
argument of perigee: 270.9872°
revolutions per day: 2.00583615
mean anomaly at epoch: 19.2720°

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

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