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IRS-1D - 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 24971U          26150.42628311 +.00000000 +00000-0 +53237-4 0 00001
2 24971  98.8423 144.3926 0050952 280.5781  78.9666 14.35507344    08
Epoch (UTC): 30 May 2026 10:13:50
Eccentricity: 0.0050952
inclination: 98.8423°
perigee height: 737 km
apogee height: 810 km
right ascension of ascending node: 144.3926°
argument of perigee: 280.5781°
revolutions per day: 14.35507344
mean anomaly at epoch: 78.9666°

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

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