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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          26140.59722199 +.00000000 +00000-0 +00000-0 0 00004
2 41937   2.1925  42.5303 0002052   7.8299  63.7927  1.00271602    09
Epoch (UTC): 20 May 2026 14:19:59
Eccentricity: 0.0002052
inclination: 2.1925°
perigee height: 35778 km
apogee height: 35795 km
right ascension of ascending node: 42.5303°
argument of perigee: 7.8299°
revolutions per day: 1.00271602
mean anomaly at epoch: 63.7927°

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

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