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Explorer 46/FW4S - 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 06142U 72061  A 79306.11161986  .12447094 +38058-5 +70923-2 0 00890
2 06142 037.6650 352.5192 0009051 287.8712 072.0909 16.17916814392521
Epoch (UTC): 02 November 1979 02:40:43
Eccentricity: 0.0009051
inclination: 37.6650°
perigee height: 219 km
apogee height: 231 km
right ascension of ascending node: 352.5192°
argument of perigee: 287.8712°
revolutions per day: 16.17916814
mean anomaly at epoch: 72.0909°

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

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