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COSMO-SKYMED 1 - 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 31598U          26071.13836424 +.00000000 +00000-0 +35466-3 0 00003
2 31598  97.8879 262.1896 0001468  98.0922 262.0465 14.96556565    06
Epoch (UTC): 12 March 2026 03:19:14
Eccentricity: 0.0001468
inclination: 97.8879°
perigee height: 577 km
apogee height: 579 km
right ascension of ascending node: 262.1896°
argument of perigee: 98.0922°
revolutions per day: 14.96556565
mean anomaly at epoch: 262.0465°

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

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