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JASON 3 - 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 41240U          26150.52691291 +.00000000 +00000-0 +85185-4 0 00004
2 41240  66.0390 162.9645 0008587 273.3762  86.6274 12.87627629    01
Epoch (UTC): 30 May 2026 12:38:45
Eccentricity: 0.0008587
inclination: 66.0390°
perigee height: 1304 km
apogee height: 1318 km
right ascension of ascending node: 162.9645°
argument of perigee: 273.3762°
revolutions per day: 12.87627629
mean anomaly at epoch: 86.6274°

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

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