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Iridium 29 - 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 24944U          26017.81368845 +.00000000 +00000-0 +98254-4 0 00007
2 24944  86.3919  53.7891 0002058  89.4153 270.7280 14.36692749    06
Epoch (UTC): 17 January 2026 19:31:42
Eccentricity: 0.0002058
inclination: 86.3919°
perigee height: 768 km
apogee height: 771 km
right ascension of ascending node: 53.7891°
argument of perigee: 89.4153°
revolutions per day: 14.36692749
mean anomaly at epoch: 270.7280°

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

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