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NOAA 17 - 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 27453U          26065.86952668 +.00000000 +00000-0 +16113-3 0 00008
2 27453  98.8537  30.4694 0010633 290.7585  69.2454 14.26187432    06
Epoch (UTC): 06 March 2026 20:52:07
Eccentricity: 0.0010633
inclination: 98.8537°
perigee height: 797 km
apogee height: 812 km
right ascension of ascending node: 30.4694°
argument of perigee: 290.7585°
revolutions per day: 14.26187432
mean anomaly at epoch: 69.2454°

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

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