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Location: Blackrock Ranger Station
(36.0936°N, 118.2611°W)
Time: 20:07:52
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BUGSAT 1 - 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 40014U          26049.87274269 +.00000000 +00000-0 +24817-3 0 00003
2 40014  98.0462 135.6280 0028037 222.7842 137.1206 15.14232429    05
Epoch (UTC): 18 February 2026 20:56:44
Eccentricity: 0.0028037
inclination: 98.0462°
perigee height: 504 km
apogee height: 543 km
right ascension of ascending node: 135.6280°
argument of perigee: 222.7842°
revolutions per day: 15.14232429
mean anomaly at epoch: 137.1206°

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

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