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Explorer 29 - 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 01726U          26106.28799855 +.00000000 +00000-0 +16701-3 0 00005
2 01726  59.3793 168.1900 0716319 180.2544 255.1907 11.97076058    03
Epoch (UTC): 16 April 2026 06:54:43
Eccentricity: 0.0716319
inclination: 59.3793°
perigee height: 1116 km
apogee height: 2272 km
right ascension of ascending node: 168.1900°
argument of perigee: 180.2544°
revolutions per day: 11.97076058
mean anomaly at epoch: 255.1907°

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

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