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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          26088.05521287 +.00000000 +00000-0 +00000-0 0 00000
2 03307 120.8183 121.1229 0018810 284.6314  75.2203  6.42484411    05
Epoch (UTC): 29 March 2026 01:19:30
Eccentricity: 0.0018810
inclination: 120.8183°
perigee height: 5821 km
apogee height: 5867 km
right ascension of ascending node: 121.1229°
argument of perigee: 284.6314°
revolutions per day: 6.42484411
mean anomaly at epoch: 75.2203°

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

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