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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          26105.96606213 +.00000000 +00000-0 +00000-0 0 00003
2 12677   8.1160 304.5932 0011148 334.1405  37.9783  0.99554516    03
Epoch (UTC): 15 April 2026 23:11:07
Eccentricity: 0.0011148
inclination: 8.1160°
perigee height: 35942 km
apogee height: 36036 km
right ascension of ascending node: 304.5932°
argument of perigee: 334.1405°
revolutions per day: 0.99554516
mean anomaly at epoch: 37.9783°

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

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