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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          26104.09179728 +.00000000 +00000-0 +10010-3 0 00001
2 03338  80.6583 135.9341 1130378  71.7648 300.2974 12.23562855    05
Epoch (UTC): 14 April 2026 02:12:11
Eccentricity: 0.1130378
inclination: 80.6583°
perigee height: 678 km
apogee height: 2476 km
right ascension of ascending node: 135.9341°
argument of perigee: 71.7648°
revolutions per day: 12.23562855
mean anomaly at epoch: 300.2974°

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

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