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(37.7387°N, 90.1707°W)
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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          26129.89542098 +.00000000 +00000-0 +22021-3 0 00002
2 00022  50.2445 289.3541 0079378 329.7177  29.9209 15.28071586    02
Epoch (UTC): 09 May 2026 21:29:24
Eccentricity: 0.0079378
inclination: 50.2445°
perigee height: 427 km
apogee height: 536 km
right ascension of ascending node: 289.3541°
argument of perigee: 329.7177°
revolutions per day: 15.28071586
mean anomaly at epoch: 29.9209°

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

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