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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          26134.78391832 +.00000000 +00000-0 +00000-0 0 00001
2 40296  63.4426 218.6194 6660363 270.7867  19.5320  2.00588881    06
Epoch (UTC): 14 May 2026 18:48:50
Eccentricity: 0.6660363
inclination: 63.4426°
perigee height: 2491 km
apogee height: 37869 km
right ascension of ascending node: 218.6194°
argument of perigee: 270.7867°
revolutions per day: 2.00588881
mean anomaly at epoch: 19.5320°

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

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