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INSAT 3A - 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 27714U          26150.08725168 +.00000000 +00000-0 +00000-0 0 00005
2 27714   8.7883  61.2017 0010713 334.4401 236.4158  0.99812229    06
Epoch (UTC): 30 May 2026 02:05:38
Eccentricity: 0.0010713
inclination: 8.7883°
perigee height: 35871 km
apogee height: 35961 km
right ascension of ascending node: 61.2017°
argument of perigee: 334.4401°
revolutions per day: 0.99812229
mean anomaly at epoch: 236.4158°

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

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