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Explorer 7 - 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 00022U          26048.88991140 +.00000000 +00000-0 +51304-3 0 00003
2 00022  50.2472 328.9228 0082963   4.5779 355.5921 15.25988864    06
Epoch (UTC): 17 February 2026 21:21:28
Eccentricity: 0.0082963
inclination: 50.2472°
perigee height: 431 km
apogee height: 545 km
right ascension of ascending node: 328.9228°
argument of perigee: 4.5779°
revolutions per day: 15.25988864
mean anomaly at epoch: 355.5921°

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

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