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MERIDIAN 7 - 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 40296U          26109.85725125 +.00000000 +00000-0 +00000-0 0 00007
2 40296  63.4485 221.0984 6669524 270.9422  19.3446  2.00584616    02
Epoch (UTC): 19 April 2026 20:34:26
Eccentricity: 0.6669524
inclination: 63.4485°
perigee height: 2467 km
apogee height: 37894 km
right ascension of ascending node: 221.0984°
argument of perigee: 270.9422°
revolutions per day: 2.00584616
mean anomaly at epoch: 19.3446°

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

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