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Explorer 22 - 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 00899U          26053.65344727 +.00000000 +00000-0 +13744-3 0 00005
2 00899  79.6867 252.3306 0119649 140.6014 220.3916 13.83015967    04
Epoch (UTC): 22 February 2026 15:40:57
Eccentricity: 0.0119649
inclination: 79.6867°
perigee height: 865 km
apogee height: 1041 km
right ascension of ascending node: 252.3306°
argument of perigee: 140.6014°
revolutions per day: 13.83015967
mean anomaly at epoch: 220.3916°

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

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