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SBIRS GEO 3 (USA 273) - 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 41937U          26146.22955610 +.00000000 +00000-0 +00000-0 0 00006
2 41937   2.2031  42.7010 0002320  14.7079 289.9313  1.00272284    04
Epoch (UTC): 26 May 2026 05:30:33
Eccentricity: 0.0002320
inclination: 2.2031°
perigee height: 35777 km
apogee height: 35796 km
right ascension of ascending node: 42.7010°
argument of perigee: 14.7079°
revolutions per day: 1.00272284
mean anomaly at epoch: 289.9313°

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

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