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Injun 5 (Explorer 40) - 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 03338U          26106.54468700 +.00000000 +00000-0 +74312-4 0 00000
2 03338  80.6580 134.0585 1130385  66.7431 304.8499 12.23563143    07
Epoch (UTC): 16 April 2026 13:04:20
Eccentricity: 0.1130385
inclination: 80.6580°
perigee height: 678 km
apogee height: 2476 km
right ascension of ascending node: 134.0585°
argument of perigee: 66.7431°
revolutions per day: 12.23563143
mean anomaly at epoch: 304.8499°

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

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