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USA 281 - 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 43145U 18005A   26005.68602539 0.00000000  00000-0  00000-0 0    06
2 43145 106.0138  86.2685 0001000  81.5333 278.4666 13.48042969    02
Epoch (UTC): 05 January 2026 16:27:52
Eccentricity: 0.0001000
inclination: 106.0138°
perigee height: 1079 km
apogee height: 1080 km
right ascension of ascending node: 86.2685°
argument of perigee: 81.5333°
revolutions per day: 13.48042969
mean anomaly at epoch: 278.4666°

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

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