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WGS 8 (USA 272) - 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 41879U          26140.12358490 +.00000000 +00000-0 +00000-0 0 00007
2 41879   0.0058   4.7991 0000219 358.8472  68.4241  1.00271234    08
Epoch (UTC): 20 May 2026 02:57:57
Eccentricity: 0.0000219
inclination: 0.0058°
perigee height: 35786 km
apogee height: 35788 km
right ascension of ascending node: 4.7991°
argument of perigee: 358.8472°
revolutions per day: 1.00271234
mean anomaly at epoch: 68.4241°

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

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