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SMOS - 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 36036U          26150.46808896 +.00000000 +00000-0 +11681-3 0 00004
2 36036  98.4425 338.0628 0001322  92.4507 267.6833 14.39762256    07
Epoch (UTC): 30 May 2026 11:14:02
Eccentricity: 0.0001322
inclination: 98.4425°
perigee height: 758 km
apogee height: 760 km
right ascension of ascending node: 338.0628°
argument of perigee: 92.4507°
revolutions per day: 14.39762256
mean anomaly at epoch: 267.6833°

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

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