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NOAA 15 - 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 25338U          26142.59560066 +.00000000 +00000-0 +55469-4 0 00009
2 25338  98.5078 163.9185 0011371  65.8280 294.4088 14.27137805    08
Epoch (UTC): 22 May 2026 14:17:39
Eccentricity: 0.0011371
inclination: 98.5078°
perigee height: 793 km
apogee height: 809 km
right ascension of ascending node: 163.9185°
argument of perigee: 65.8280°
revolutions per day: 14.27137805
mean anomaly at epoch: 294.4088°

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

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