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Geos 2 (Explorer 36) - 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 03093U          26106.25226821 +.00000000 +00000-0 +10745-3 0 00001
2 03093 105.7978 333.4013 0319148 206.4545 262.7604 12.83601410    06
Epoch (UTC): 16 April 2026 06:03:15
Eccentricity: 0.0319148
inclination: 105.7978°
perigee height: 1081 km
apogee height: 1573 km
right ascension of ascending node: 333.4013°
argument of perigee: 206.4545°
revolutions per day: 12.83601410
mean anomaly at epoch: 262.7604°

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

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