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SMART-1 Osculating orbit up to 14.03.04


Date: 21 March 2004
Satellite: SMART-1
Depicts: Osculating Orbit up to 14.03.04
Copyright: ESA

Displayed in the plot are the osculating orbits at launch (GTO) and at different times throughout the mission. Since the start of the mission the electric propulsion engine has changed the orbital parameters as follows:

  • Semi-major axis of the orbit increased by more than 20 000 km
  • Perigee altitude from 656 km to 14 305 km
  • Apogee altitude from 35 844 km to 62 410 km
  • Orbital period from 10 hours 41 minutes to 26 hours and 10 minutes
Last Update: 1 September 2019
21-Jan-2026 19:17 UT

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