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Hubble Space Telescope - 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 20580U          26018.68652911 +.00000000 +00000-0 +24968-3 0 00005
2 20580  28.4679  20.8973 0001680 272.2114  87.8289 15.28583946    09
Epoch (UTC): 18 January 2026 16:28:36
Eccentricity: 0.0001680
inclination: 28.4679°
perigee height: 479 km
apogee height: 481 km
right ascension of ascending node: 20.8973°
argument of perigee: 272.2114°
revolutions per day: 15.28583946
mean anomaly at epoch: 87.8289°

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

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