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ERS 15 - 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 02412U          26087.98763977 +.00000000 +00000-0 +00000-0 0 00001
2 02412  90.3262 276.3054 0007145 144.0254 216.1079  8.59079549    09
Epoch (UTC): 28 March 2026 23:42:12
Eccentricity: 0.0007145
inclination: 90.3262°
perigee height: 3685 km
apogee height: 3699 km
right ascension of ascending node: 276.3054°
argument of perigee: 144.0254°
revolutions per day: 8.59079549
mean anomaly at epoch: 216.1079°

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

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