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(51.6667°N, 0.3500°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          26037.42865448 +.00000000 +00000-0 +76535-3 0 00005
2 00022  50.2460  25.3338 0083917 318.4288  41.0310 15.25568799    05
Epoch (UTC): 06 February 2026 10:17:15
Eccentricity: 0.0083917
inclination: 50.2460°
perigee height: 431 km
apogee height: 547 km
right ascension of ascending node: 25.3338°
argument of perigee: 318.4288°
revolutions per day: 15.25568799
mean anomaly at epoch: 41.0310°

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

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