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Himawari 2 - 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 12677U          26106.44558367 +.00000000 +00000-0 +00000-0 0 00003
2 12677   8.1149 304.5900 0011130 334.1536 209.8302  0.99554280    06
Epoch (UTC): 16 April 2026 10:41:38
Eccentricity: 0.0011130
inclination: 8.1149°
perigee height: 35942 km
apogee height: 36036 km
right ascension of ascending node: 304.5900°
argument of perigee: 334.1536°
revolutions per day: 0.99554280
mean anomaly at epoch: 209.8302°

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

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