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POLYITAN 1 - 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 40042U          26156.04237671 +.00000000 +00000-0 +69172-3 0 00001
2 40042  98.0948 181.1587 0007713 177.6399 182.4878 15.32815214    01
Epoch (UTC): 05 June 2026 01:01:01
Eccentricity: 0.0007713
inclination: 98.0948°
perigee height: 462 km
apogee height: 473 km
right ascension of ascending node: 181.1587°
argument of perigee: 177.6399°
revolutions per day: 15.32815214
mean anomaly at epoch: 182.4878°

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

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