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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          26041.35858726 +.00000000 +00000-0 +64287-3 0 00004
2 00022  50.2472   5.9944 0083573 334.2065  25.4739 15.25720553    01
Epoch (UTC): 10 February 2026 08:36:21
Eccentricity: 0.0083573
inclination: 50.2472°
perigee height: 431 km
apogee height: 546 km
right ascension of ascending node: 5.9944°
argument of perigee: 334.2065°
revolutions per day: 15.25720553
mean anomaly at epoch: 25.4739°

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

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