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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          26149.51229005 +.00000000 +00000-0 +40679-3 0 00002
2 00022  50.2422 192.4406 0078740  48.6397 312.1301 15.28370097    03
Epoch (UTC): 29 May 2026 12:17:41
Eccentricity: 0.0078740
inclination: 50.2422°
perigee height: 427 km
apogee height: 535 km
right ascension of ascending node: 192.4406°
argument of perigee: 48.6397°
revolutions per day: 15.28370097
mean anomaly at epoch: 312.1301°

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

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