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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          26150.28389958 +.00000000 +00000-0 +00000-0 0 00008
2 02412  90.3351 277.0217 0007312  86.0359 274.1328  8.59079282    09
Epoch (UTC): 30 May 2026 06:48:48
Eccentricity: 0.0007312
inclination: 90.3351°
perigee height: 3685 km
apogee height: 3700 km
right ascension of ascending node: 277.0217°
argument of perigee: 86.0359°
revolutions per day: 8.59079282
mean anomaly at epoch: 274.1328°

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

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