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AEROCUBE 16A - 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 59290U          26144.92667330 +.00000000 +00000-0 +33179-3 0 00007
2 59290  49.9891  82.9469 0002039 238.8287 121.2476 15.43046339    08
Epoch (UTC): 24 May 2026 22:14:24
Eccentricity: 0.0002039
inclination: 49.9891°
perigee height: 436 km
apogee height: 439 km
right ascension of ascending node: 82.9469°
argument of perigee: 238.8287°
revolutions per day: 15.43046339
mean anomaly at epoch: 121.2476°

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

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