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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          26039.60065446 +.00000000 +00000-0 +13438-3 0 00006
2 40376  98.1306  48.4986 0001447  89.8555 270.2813 14.63438443    07
Epoch (UTC): 08 February 2026 14:24:56
Eccentricity: 0.0001447
inclination: 98.1306°
perigee height: 681 km
apogee height: 683 km
right ascension of ascending node: 48.4986°
argument of perigee: 89.8555°
revolutions per day: 14.63438443
mean anomaly at epoch: 270.2813°

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

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