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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          26049.21733096 +.00000000 +00000-0 +52795-3 0 00000
2 00022  50.2471 327.3108 0082918   5.8989 354.2928 15.25999935    06
Epoch (UTC): 18 February 2026 05:12:57
Eccentricity: 0.0082918
inclination: 50.2471°
perigee height: 431 km
apogee height: 545 km
right ascension of ascending node: 327.3108°
argument of perigee: 5.8989°
revolutions per day: 15.25999935
mean anomaly at epoch: 354.2928°

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

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