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COSMOS 2498 - 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 39763U          26053.83936567 +.00000000 +00000-0 +40428-3 0 00005
2 39763  82.4500 180.5170 0020178 324.3230  35.6500 12.42976164    07
Epoch (UTC): 22 February 2026 20:08:41
Eccentricity: 0.0020178
inclination: 82.4500°
perigee height: 1478 km
apogee height: 1510 km
right ascension of ascending node: 180.5170°
argument of perigee: 324.3230°
revolutions per day: 12.42976164
mean anomaly at epoch: 35.6500°

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

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