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OSO 8 - 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 07970U 75057A   86174.55658840  .00284751 -16730-5 +20081-3 0  9998
2 07970 032.9313 249.7962 0002282 091.2540 268.8434 16.15015580616886
Epoch (UTC): 23 June 1986 13:21:29
Eccentricity: 0.0002282
inclination: 32.9313°
perigee height: 231 km
apogee height: 234 km
right ascension of ascending node: 249.7962°
argument of perigee: 91.2540°
revolutions per day: 16.15015580
mean anomaly at epoch: 268.8434°

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

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