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Location: Ergnies
(50.0854°N, 2.0375°E)
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Molniya-1 - 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 22671U          26068.43533903 +.00000000 +00000-0 +73201-3 0 00009
2 22671  62.9093 156.1979 4936481  31.5295 350.4241  5.65113385    03
Epoch (UTC): 09 March 2026 10:26:53
Eccentricity: 0.4936481
inclination: 62.9093°
perigee height: 363 km
apogee height: 13508 km
right ascension of ascending node: 156.1979°
argument of perigee: 31.5295°
revolutions per day: 5.65113385
mean anomaly at epoch: 350.4241°

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

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