find an ellipsoid given its intersection with axes and knowing the lengths of its principal axes

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My question is about ellipsoids.

I have an ellipsoid in 3D centered at zero so it has an equation:

$x^T U \Sigma^2 U^T x = 1$

I know the lengths of it's principal axes (therefore the $\Sigma$ matrix is known). Also I know three points of intersection of ellipsoid with x, y and z axes. How can I find the U matrix?

Thanks in advance!