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COSMOS 2496 - 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 39761U          26145.64459409 +.00000000 +00000-0 +10263-2 0 00002
2 39761  82.4429 122.8506 0020898 125.6300 234.6729 12.42878094    03
Epoch (UTC): 25 May 2026 15:28:12
Eccentricity: 0.0020898
inclination: 82.4429°
perigee height: 1478 km
apogee height: 1511 km
right ascension of ascending node: 122.8506°
argument of perigee: 125.6300°
revolutions per day: 12.42878094
mean anomaly at epoch: 234.6729°

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

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