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(52.7089°N, 10.2278°E)
Time: 11:48:07
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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          26066.15861238 +.00000000 +00000-0 +85119-4 0 00009
2 21263  98.6152  56.1993 0013069 330.8953  29.1497 14.26716584    06
Epoch (UTC): 07 March 2026 03:48:24
Eccentricity: 0.0013069
inclination: 98.6152°
perigee height: 793 km
apogee height: 812 km
right ascension of ascending node: 56.1993°
argument of perigee: 330.8953°
revolutions per day: 14.26716584
mean anomaly at epoch: 29.1497°

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

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