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SBIRS GEO 4 (USA 282) - 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 43162U          26140.56151516 +.00000000 +00000-0 +00000-0 0 00002
2 43162   2.1663  10.8113 0001991  36.4090 233.7440  1.00271868    08
Epoch (UTC): 20 May 2026 13:28:34
Eccentricity: 0.0001991
inclination: 2.1663°
perigee height: 35778 km
apogee height: 35795 km
right ascension of ascending node: 10.8113°
argument of perigee: 36.4090°
revolutions per day: 1.00271868
mean anomaly at epoch: 233.7440°

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

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