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Topex - 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 22076U          26150.54367558 +.00000000 +00000-0 +13651-3 0 00006
2 22076  66.0384 168.8249 0008362 270.2845 261.2295 12.81093664    08
Epoch (UTC): 30 May 2026 13:02:53
Eccentricity: 0.0008362
inclination: 66.0384°
perigee height: 1331 km
apogee height: 1344 km
right ascension of ascending node: 168.8249°
argument of perigee: 270.2845°
revolutions per day: 12.81093664
mean anomaly at epoch: 261.2295°

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

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