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Cosmos 2173 Rocket - 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 21797U          26103.26492426 +.00000000 +00000-0 +36169-4 0 00005
2 21797  82.9567 188.5787 0039053  60.0315   4.7969 13.77869681    05
Epoch (UTC): 13 April 2026 06:21:29
Eccentricity: 0.0039053
inclination: 82.9567°
perigee height: 943 km
apogee height: 1000 km
right ascension of ascending node: 188.5787°
argument of perigee: 60.0315°
revolutions per day: 13.77869681
mean anomaly at epoch: 4.7969°

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

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