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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          26041.92533299 +.00000000 +00000-0 +12939-3 0 00005
2 40376  98.1306  50.7907 0001458  88.9142 271.2227 14.63441748    02
Epoch (UTC): 10 February 2026 22:12:28
Eccentricity: 0.0001458
inclination: 98.1306°
perigee height: 681 km
apogee height: 683 km
right ascension of ascending node: 50.7907°
argument of perigee: 88.9142°
revolutions per day: 14.63441748
mean anomaly at epoch: 271.2227°

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

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