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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          26106.59690941 +.00000000 +00000-0 +35415-3 0 00002
2 40042  98.0997 127.1245 0007361  19.6989 340.4533 15.31157896    03
Epoch (UTC): 16 April 2026 14:19:32
Eccentricity: 0.0007361
inclination: 98.0997°
perigee height: 467 km
apogee height: 477 km
right ascension of ascending node: 127.1245°
argument of perigee: 19.6989°
revolutions per day: 15.31157896
mean anomaly at epoch: 340.4533°

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

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