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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          26073.58043193 +.00000000 +00000-0 +10141-2 0 00003
2 40042  98.1050  91.1045 0009577 114.5352 245.6886 15.29795133    08
Epoch (UTC): 14 March 2026 13:55:49
Eccentricity: 0.0009577
inclination: 98.1050°
perigee height: 470 km
apogee height: 483 km
right ascension of ascending node: 91.1045°
argument of perigee: 114.5352°
revolutions per day: 15.29795133
mean anomaly at epoch: 245.6886°

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

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