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(46.1952°N, 5.3391°E)
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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          26041.09660389 +.00000000 +00000-0 +65604-3 0 00005
2 00022  50.2472   7.2837 0083605 333.1560  26.5085 15.25710750    05
Epoch (UTC): 10 February 2026 02:19:06
Eccentricity: 0.0083605
inclination: 50.2472°
perigee height: 431 km
apogee height: 546 km
right ascension of ascending node: 7.2837°
argument of perigee: 333.1560°
revolutions per day: 15.25710750
mean anomaly at epoch: 26.5085°

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

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