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Explorer 29 - 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 01726U          26088.10206169 +.00000000 +00000-0 -41330-4 0 00004
2 01726  59.3798 209.0702 0717230 168.3426   3.4359 11.97075417    05
Epoch (UTC): 29 March 2026 02:26:58
Eccentricity: 0.0717230
inclination: 59.3798°
perigee height: 1115 km
apogee height: 2273 km
right ascension of ascending node: 209.0702°
argument of perigee: 168.3426°
revolutions per day: 11.97075417
mean anomaly at epoch: 3.4359°

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

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