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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          26106.26947819 +.00000000 +00000-0 +43228-4 0 00001
2 01328  41.1841 282.2155 0241916 343.7502  15.5597 13.38923411    04
Epoch (UTC): 16 April 2026 06:28:02
Eccentricity: 0.0241916
inclination: 41.1841°
perigee height: 932 km
apogee height: 1295 km
right ascension of ascending node: 282.2155°
argument of perigee: 343.7502°
revolutions per day: 13.38923411
mean anomaly at epoch: 15.5597°

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

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