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USA 278 - 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 42941U 17056A   25165.47189940 0.00000000  00000-0  00000-0 0    03
2 42941  62.9040 184.1614 6740770 269.2380  90.7620  2.00591119    01
Epoch (UTC): 14 June 2025 11:19:32
Eccentricity: 0.6740770
inclination: 62.9040°
perigee height: 2277 km
apogee height: 38081 km
right ascension of ascending node: 184.1614°
argument of perigee: 269.2380°
revolutions per day: 2.00591119
mean anomaly at epoch: 90.7620°

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

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