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USA 81 - 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 21949U          26040.29646448 +.00000000 +00000-0 +87070-4 0 00009
2 21949  85.0120 147.8129 0002622 102.9819 257.1666 14.32357539    02
Epoch (UTC): 09 February 2026 07:06:54
Eccentricity: 0.0002622
inclination: 85.0120°
perigee height: 782 km
apogee height: 786 km
right ascension of ascending node: 147.8129°
argument of perigee: 102.9819°
revolutions per day: 14.32357539
mean anomaly at epoch: 257.1666°

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

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