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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          26020.91833227 +.00000000 +00000-0 +17753-3 0 00007
2 24971  98.8333  11.7090 0051266 302.2176  57.4044 14.35439161    09
Epoch (UTC): 20 January 2026 22:02:23
Eccentricity: 0.0051266
inclination: 98.8333°
perigee height: 737 km
apogee height: 810 km
right ascension of ascending node: 11.7090°
argument of perigee: 302.2176°
revolutions per day: 14.35439161
mean anomaly at epoch: 57.4044°

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

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