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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          26162.14908412 +.00000000 +00000-0 +55306-4 0 00006
2 01328  41.1856  43.1140 0242133 274.5075  82.8058 13.38929322    02
Epoch (UTC): 11 June 2026 03:34:40
Eccentricity: 0.0242133
inclination: 41.1856°
perigee height: 932 km
apogee height: 1295 km
right ascension of ascending node: 43.1140°
argument of perigee: 274.5075°
revolutions per day: 13.38929322
mean anomaly at epoch: 82.8058°

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

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