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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          26146.21711273 +.00000000 +00000-0 +00000-0 0 00005
2 41879   0.0052 352.2527 0000227   3.3971 116.1087  1.00272560    05
Epoch (UTC): 26 May 2026 05:12:38
Eccentricity: 0.0000227
inclination: 0.0052°
perigee height: 35785 km
apogee height: 35787 km
right ascension of ascending node: 352.2527°
argument of perigee: 3.3971°
revolutions per day: 1.00272560
mean anomaly at epoch: 116.1087°

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

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