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Location: McFarlands Corners
(41.4117°N, 81.3382°W)
Time: 21:26:57
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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          26048.23506522 +.00000000 +00000-0 +62020-3 0 00005
2 00022  50.2475 332.1465 0082981   1.9264 358.2000 15.25970414    09
Epoch (UTC): 17 February 2026 05:38:29
Eccentricity: 0.0082981
inclination: 50.2475°
perigee height: 431 km
apogee height: 545 km
right ascension of ascending node: 332.1465°
argument of perigee: 1.9264°
revolutions per day: 15.25970414
mean anomaly at epoch: 358.2000°

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

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