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AEROCUBE 6B - 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 40046U          26145.40338722 +.00000000 +00000-0 +52329-3 0 00008
2 40046  97.7184 312.3432 0039115  84.9108 275.6578 14.99246920    05
Epoch (UTC): 25 May 2026 09:40:52
Eccentricity: 0.0039115
inclination: 97.7184°
perigee height: 542 km
apogee height: 596 km
right ascension of ascending node: 312.3432°
argument of perigee: 84.9108°
revolutions per day: 14.99246920
mean anomaly at epoch: 275.6578°

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

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