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(42.5131°N, 114.6874°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          26049.87216455 +.00000000 +00000-0 +46109-3 0 00009
2 00022  50.2467 324.0871 0082889   8.5460 351.6889 15.26017314    03
Epoch (UTC): 18 February 2026 20:55:55
Eccentricity: 0.0082889
inclination: 50.2467°
perigee height: 431 km
apogee height: 545 km
right ascension of ascending node: 324.0871°
argument of perigee: 8.5460°
revolutions per day: 15.26017314
mean anomaly at epoch: 351.6889°

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

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