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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          26039.13167353 +.00000000 +00000-0 +67925-3 0 00008
2 00022  50.2467  16.9535 0083769 325.2584  34.2922 15.25634191    00
Epoch (UTC): 08 February 2026 03:09:36
Eccentricity: 0.0083769
inclination: 50.2467°
perigee height: 431 km
apogee height: 546 km
right ascension of ascending node: 16.9535°
argument of perigee: 325.2584°
revolutions per day: 15.25634191
mean anomaly at epoch: 34.2922°

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

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