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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          26032.44724998 +.00000000 +00000-0 +31686-3 0 00003
2 29499  98.3265 135.0343 0176298 141.8468 282.7643 14.75382568    03
Epoch (UTC): 01 February 2026 10:44:02
Eccentricity: 0.0176298
inclination: 98.3265°
perigee height: 520 km
apogee height: 768 km
right ascension of ascending node: 135.0343°
argument of perigee: 141.8468°
revolutions per day: 14.75382568
mean anomaly at epoch: 282.7643°

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

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