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FORMOSAT 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 29047U          26106.18296792 +.00000000 +00000-0 +99832-4 0 00009
2 29047  71.9760  78.4609 0048910 342.9561  16.9931 14.31344587    09
Epoch (UTC): 16 April 2026 04:23:28
Eccentricity: 0.0048910
inclination: 71.9760°
perigee height: 752 km
apogee height: 822 km
right ascension of ascending node: 78.4609°
argument of perigee: 342.9561°
revolutions per day: 14.31344587
mean anomaly at epoch: 16.9931°

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

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