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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          26074.25417299 +.00000000 +00000-0 +48613-3 0 00005
2 40014  98.0425 161.3943 0029535 140.1254 220.2154 15.14583059    04
Epoch (UTC): 15 March 2026 06:06:00
Eccentricity: 0.0029535
inclination: 98.0425°
perigee height: 502 km
apogee height: 543 km
right ascension of ascending node: 161.3943°
argument of perigee: 140.1254°
revolutions per day: 15.14583059
mean anomaly at epoch: 220.2154°

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

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