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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          26071.97946404 +.00000000 +00000-0 +80178-4 0 00004
2 21263  98.6157  61.9294 0012786 313.0641  46.9468 14.26718906    06
Epoch (UTC): 12 March 2026 23:30:25
Eccentricity: 0.0012786
inclination: 98.6157°
perigee height: 794 km
apogee height: 812 km
right ascension of ascending node: 61.9294°
argument of perigee: 313.0641°
revolutions per day: 14.26718906
mean anomaly at epoch: 46.9468°

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

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