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(41.7170°N, 112.2589°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          26134.79994696 +.00000000 +00000-0 +16645-3 0 00007
2 00022  50.2427 265.1280 0079283 349.5931  10.3385 15.28120810    01
Epoch (UTC): 14 May 2026 19:11:55
Eccentricity: 0.0079283
inclination: 50.2427°
perigee height: 427 km
apogee height: 536 km
right ascension of ascending node: 265.1280°
argument of perigee: 349.5931°
revolutions per day: 15.28120810
mean anomaly at epoch: 10.3385°

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

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