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ESSA 8 - 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 03615U          26133.33955582 +.00000000 +00000-0 -39546-4 0 00005
2 03615 101.6990  83.0186 0032242  30.7878 329.5079 12.56249290    00
Epoch (UTC): 13 May 2026 08:08:57
Eccentricity: 0.0032242
inclination: 101.6990°
perigee height: 1413 km
apogee height: 1464 km
right ascension of ascending node: 83.0186°
argument of perigee: 30.7878°
revolutions per day: 12.56249290
mean anomaly at epoch: 329.5079°

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

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