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OSO 6 - 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 04065U 69068  A 81065.97247172  .04669629 -10284-4 +89105-4 0 05718
2 04065 032.9448 124.8800 0001853 046.8850 313.2804 16.38245563647201
Epoch (UTC): 06 March 1981 23:20:21
Eccentricity: 0.0001853
inclination: 32.9448°
perigee height: 169 km
apogee height: 172 km
right ascension of ascending node: 124.8800°
argument of perigee: 46.8850°
revolutions per day: 16.38245563
mean anomaly at epoch: 313.2804°

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

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