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SMAP - 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 40376U          26150.50707608 +.00000000 +00000-0 +12037-3 0 00006
2 40376  98.1277 157.8524 0001258  89.0495 271.0851 14.63349125    01
Epoch (UTC): 30 May 2026 12:10:11
Eccentricity: 0.0001258
inclination: 98.1277°
perigee height: 681 km
apogee height: 683 km
right ascension of ascending node: 157.8524°
argument of perigee: 89.0495°
revolutions per day: 14.63349125
mean anomaly at epoch: 271.0851°

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

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