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Explorer 27 - 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 01328U          26154.16634816 +.00000000 +00000-0 +15106-3 0 00006
2 01328  41.1843  77.2684 0242005 233.1526 124.6812 13.38928290    05
Epoch (UTC): 03 June 2026 03:59:32
Eccentricity: 0.0242005
inclination: 41.1843°
perigee height: 932 km
apogee height: 1295 km
right ascension of ascending node: 77.2684°
argument of perigee: 233.1526°
revolutions per day: 13.38928290
mean anomaly at epoch: 124.6812°

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

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