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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          26047.12180556 +.00000000 +00000-0 +61851-3 0 00008
2 00022  50.2478 337.6270 0083092 357.4388   2.6135 15.25930264    04
Epoch (UTC): 16 February 2026 02:55:24
Eccentricity: 0.0083092
inclination: 50.2478°
perigee height: 431 km
apogee height: 545 km
right ascension of ascending node: 337.6270°
argument of perigee: 357.4388°
revolutions per day: 15.25930264
mean anomaly at epoch: 2.6135°

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

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