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USA 259 - 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 40344U 14081A   25165.74056490 0.00000000  00000-0  00000-0 0    06
2 40344  62.9350 118.6321 6893710 270.8769  89.1231  2.00611587    01
Epoch (UTC): 14 June 2025 17:46:24
Eccentricity: 0.6893710
inclination: 62.9350°
perigee height: 1871 km
apogee height: 38484 km
right ascension of ascending node: 118.6321°
argument of perigee: 270.8769°
revolutions per day: 2.00611587
mean anomaly at epoch: 89.1231°

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

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