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Explorer 38 - 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 03307U          26031.24689312 +.00000000 +00000-0 +00000-0 0 00003
2 03307 120.8433  91.3182 0016039 281.5202  78.3599  6.42444850    07
Epoch (UTC): 31 January 2026 05:55:31
Eccentricity: 0.0016039
inclination: 120.8433°
perigee height: 5825 km
apogee height: 5864 km
right ascension of ascending node: 91.3182°
argument of perigee: 281.5202°
revolutions per day: 6.42444850
mean anomaly at epoch: 78.3599°

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

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