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MetOp-A - 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 29499U          26088.18834662 +.00000000 +00000-0 +20324-3 0 00002
2 29499  98.3254 192.4341 0173949 324.7677  94.5650 14.75644767    09
Epoch (UTC): 29 March 2026 04:31:13
Eccentricity: 0.0173949
inclination: 98.3254°
perigee height: 521 km
apogee height: 765 km
right ascension of ascending node: 192.4341°
argument of perigee: 324.7677°
revolutions per day: 14.75644767
mean anomaly at epoch: 94.5650°

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

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