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MERIDIAN 6 - 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 38995U          26135.71280542 +.00000000 +00000-0 +00000-0 0 00003
2 38995  64.1352 359.9560 7339753 228.5544  40.2800  2.00653594    09
Epoch (UTC): 15 May 2026 17:06:26
Eccentricity: 0.7339753
inclination: 64.1352°
perigee height: 685 km
apogee height: 39663 km
right ascension of ascending node: 359.9560°
argument of perigee: 228.5544°
revolutions per day: 2.00653594
mean anomaly at epoch: 40.2800°

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

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