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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          26133.03255461 +.00000000 +00000-0 +00000-0 0 00007
2 03307 120.8081 144.7193 0019148 284.6874  75.1607  6.42514541    04
Epoch (UTC): 13 May 2026 00:46:52
Eccentricity: 0.0019148
inclination: 120.8081°
perigee height: 5821 km
apogee height: 5867 km
right ascension of ascending node: 144.7193°
argument of perigee: 284.6874°
revolutions per day: 6.42514541
mean anomaly at epoch: 75.1607°

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

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