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NOAA 12 - 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 21263U          26073.59246978 +.00000000 +00000-0 +75188-4 0 00008
2 21263  98.6158  63.5174 0012719 308.0314  51.9718 14.26719488    09
Epoch (UTC): 14 March 2026 14:13:09
Eccentricity: 0.0012719
inclination: 98.6158°
perigee height: 794 km
apogee height: 812 km
right ascension of ascending node: 63.5174°
argument of perigee: 308.0314°
revolutions per day: 14.26719488
mean anomaly at epoch: 51.9718°

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

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