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(46.4478°N, 120.4212°W)
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Tiros 1 despin weight - 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 00115U          26131.69133352 +.00000000 +00000-0 +19779-3 0 00001
2 00115  48.1629 280.3900 0025445  94.3729 266.0097 14.98000287    04
Epoch (UTC): 11 May 2026 16:35:31
Eccentricity: 0.0025445
inclination: 48.1629°
perigee height: 555 km
apogee height: 591 km
right ascension of ascending node: 280.3900°
argument of perigee: 94.3729°
revolutions per day: 14.98000287
mean anomaly at epoch: 266.0097°

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

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