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AEROCUBE 6B - 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 40046U          26053.73186705 +.00000000 +00000-0 +69360-3 0 00007
2 40046  97.7084 221.6463 0038069  31.9700 328.3821 14.97968665    09
Epoch (UTC): 22 February 2026 17:33:53
Eccentricity: 0.0038069
inclination: 97.7084°
perigee height: 547 km
apogee height: 600 km
right ascension of ascending node: 221.6463°
argument of perigee: 31.9700°
revolutions per day: 14.97968665
mean anomaly at epoch: 328.3821°

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

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