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HIMAWARI 8 - 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 40267U          26129.93377934 +.00000000 +00000-0 +00000-0 0 00007
2 40267   0.0401  91.8465 0000964 341.4130 271.3267  1.00270962    09
Epoch (UTC): 09 May 2026 22:24:38
Eccentricity: 0.0000964
inclination: 0.0401°
perigee height: 35783 km
apogee height: 35791 km
right ascension of ascending node: 91.8465°
argument of perigee: 341.4130°
revolutions per day: 1.00270962
mean anomaly at epoch: 271.3267°

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

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