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AEROCUBE 18A - 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 63220U          26145.64344260 +.00000000 +00000-0 +23605-3 0 00002
2 63220  97.3995  39.4134 0003726 175.8803 184.2466 15.24155721    05
Epoch (UTC): 25 May 2026 15:26:33
Eccentricity: 0.0003726
inclination: 97.3995°
perigee height: 491 km
apogee height: 496 km
right ascension of ascending node: 39.4134°
argument of perigee: 175.8803°
revolutions per day: 15.24155721
mean anomaly at epoch: 184.2466°

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

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