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(49.1847°N, 9.7240°E)
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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          26073.31879152 +.00000000 +00000-0 +87316-3 0 00005
2 40042  98.1051  90.8193 0009529 115.2282 244.9945 15.29777767    07
Epoch (UTC): 14 March 2026 07:39:03
Eccentricity: 0.0009529
inclination: 98.1051°
perigee height: 470 km
apogee height: 483 km
right ascension of ascending node: 90.8193°
argument of perigee: 115.2282°
revolutions per day: 15.29777767
mean anomaly at epoch: 244.9945°

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

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