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Location: Crescent
(42.8242°N, 73.7329°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          26047.25277860 +.00000000 +00000-0 +64195-3 0 00001
2 00022  50.2477 336.9822 0083072 357.9683   2.0927 15.25936248    00
Epoch (UTC): 16 February 2026 06:04:00
Eccentricity: 0.0083072
inclination: 50.2477°
perigee height: 431 km
apogee height: 545 km
right ascension of ascending node: 336.9822°
argument of perigee: 357.9683°
revolutions per day: 15.25936248
mean anomaly at epoch: 2.0927°

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

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