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SKYNET 5A - 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 30794U          26150.30806530 +.00000000 +00000-0 +00000-0 0 00005
2 30794   5.2564  73.9536 0004002   2.2983  17.7122  1.00270958    02
Epoch (UTC): 30 May 2026 07:23:36
Eccentricity: 0.0004002
inclination: 5.2564°
perigee height: 35770 km
apogee height: 35804 km
right ascension of ascending node: 73.9536°
argument of perigee: 2.2983°
revolutions per day: 1.00270958
mean anomaly at epoch: 17.7122°

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

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