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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          26032.58358531 +.00000000 +00000-0 +00000-0 0 00005
2 40296  63.4549 228.8459 6703147 271.4179  18.8414  2.00588125    08
Epoch (UTC): 01 February 2026 14:00:21
Eccentricity: 0.6703147
inclination: 63.4549°
perigee height: 2378 km
apogee height: 37982 km
right ascension of ascending node: 228.8459°
argument of perigee: 271.4179°
revolutions per day: 2.00588125
mean anomaly at epoch: 18.8414°

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

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