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Location: McFarlands Corners
(41.4117°N, 81.3382°W)
Time: 10:23:52
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Transit 4A - 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 00116U          26049.73274897 +.00000000 +00000-0 +82128-4 0 00004
2 00116  66.8091 180.6810 0076287 351.1029   8.8692 13.92308320    09
Epoch (UTC): 18 February 2026 17:35:09
Eccentricity: 0.0076287
inclination: 66.8091°
perigee height: 865 km
apogee height: 976 km
right ascension of ascending node: 180.6810°
argument of perigee: 351.1029°
revolutions per day: 13.92308320
mean anomaly at epoch: 8.8692°

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

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