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AEROCUBE 6A - 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 40045U          26053.01953538 +.00000000 +00000-0 +55438-3 0 00004
2 40045  97.7117 221.3795 0040209  42.7974 317.6366 14.96592962    09
Epoch (UTC): 22 February 2026 00:28:07
Eccentricity: 0.0040209
inclination: 97.7117°
perigee height: 549 km
apogee height: 605 km
right ascension of ascending node: 221.3795°
argument of perigee: 42.7974°
revolutions per day: 14.96592962
mean anomaly at epoch: 317.6366°

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

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