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Iridium 4 Rocket - 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 24797U          26021.50357905 +.00000000 +00000-0 +28476-3 0 00007
2 24797  86.8933 281.5643 0212709 271.9981 263.5098 14.47740657    03
Epoch (UTC): 21 January 2026 12:05:09
Eccentricity: 0.0212709
inclination: 86.8933°
perigee height: 582 km
apogee height: 884 km
right ascension of ascending node: 281.5643°
argument of perigee: 271.9981°
revolutions per day: 14.47740657
mean anomaly at epoch: 263.5098°

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

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