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Explorer 27 - 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 01328U          26106.94096838 +.00000000 +00000-0 +58692-4 0 00003
2 01328  41.1840 279.3424 0241863 347.2416  12.2293 13.38923509    08
Epoch (UTC): 16 April 2026 22:34:59
Eccentricity: 0.0241863
inclination: 41.1840°
perigee height: 932 km
apogee height: 1294 km
right ascension of ascending node: 279.3424°
argument of perigee: 347.2416°
revolutions per day: 13.38923509
mean anomaly at epoch: 12.2293°

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

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