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Explorer 7 - 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 00022U          26088.16370519 +.00000000 +00000-0 +51265-3 0 00005
2 00022  50.2413 135.3611 0079909 161.8070 198.5778 15.27224593    03
Epoch (UTC): 29 March 2026 03:55:44
Eccentricity: 0.0079909
inclination: 50.2413°
perigee height: 429 km
apogee height: 539 km
right ascension of ascending node: 135.3611°
argument of perigee: 161.8070°
revolutions per day: 15.27224593
mean anomaly at epoch: 198.5778°

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

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