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COSMOS 2579 - 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 61730U          26145.62966090 +.00000000 +00000-0 +13231-3 0 00009
2 61730  97.5588  69.4021 0003168  95.6475 264.5123 15.24708667    06
Epoch (UTC): 25 May 2026 15:06:42
Eccentricity: 0.0003168
inclination: 97.5588°
perigee height: 489 km
apogee height: 494 km
right ascension of ascending node: 69.4021°
argument of perigee: 95.6475°
revolutions per day: 15.24708667
mean anomaly at epoch: 264.5123°

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

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