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Cosmos 2278 - 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 23087U          26106.92994133 +.00000000 +00000-0 +20349-3 0 00009
2 23087  71.0513  95.0902 0009898 319.3996  40.6388 14.14381211    03
Epoch (UTC): 16 April 2026 22:19:06
Eccentricity: 0.0009898
inclination: 71.0513°
perigee height: 837 km
apogee height: 852 km
right ascension of ascending node: 95.0902°
argument of perigee: 319.3996°
revolutions per day: 14.14381211
mean anomaly at epoch: 40.6388°

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

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