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COSMOS 2496 - 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 39761U          26161.50263109 +.00000000 +00000-0 +40558-3 0 00006
2 39761  82.4442 112.9176 0021286  92.6218 267.7299 12.42878501    06
Epoch (UTC): 10 June 2026 12:03:47
Eccentricity: 0.0021286
inclination: 82.4442°
perigee height: 1478 km
apogee height: 1511 km
right ascension of ascending node: 112.9176°
argument of perigee: 92.6218°
revolutions per day: 12.42878501
mean anomaly at epoch: 267.7299°

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

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