Return to main menu page
Advertisement


SIRIUS-3 - Orbit Data

View from orbit pole
View from above orbital plane

View from above satellite
View from above satellite

Ground track

Ground track

The orbit data is extracted from the following two-line orbital elements,

1 26626U 00077A   09322.06455736 -.00000170 +00000-0 +10000-3 0 05076
2 26626 064.1768 013.9814 2655524 270.7007 059.3581 01.00279148032855

Epoch (UTC): 1:32:58 AM, Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Eccentricity: 0.2655524
Inclination: 064.1768°
Perigee Height: 24,588 km
Apogee Height: 46,980 km
Right Ascension of Ascending Node: 013.9814°
Argument of Perigee: 270.7007°
Revolutions per Day: 01.00279148
Mean Anomaly at Epoch: 059.3581°
Orbit Number at Epoch: 03285

The dashed part of the orbit path shows where the satellite is in the earth's shadow, and the full part is where it is sunlit.


Developed and maintained by Chris Peat, Heavens-Above GmbH
Please read the updated FAQ before sending e-mail.
GSOC Home Page