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COS-B - 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 08062U 75072A   78135.61213027 +.00000415 +00000-0 +00000-0 0 00028
2 08062 096.5438 040.4972 7081866 304.4967 118.4376 00.65379857001357
Epoch (UTC): 15 May 1978 14:41:28
Eccentricity: 0.7081866
inclination: 96.5438°
perigee height: 9985 km
apogee height: 89409 km
right ascension of ascending node: 40.4972°
argument of perigee: 304.4967°
revolutions per day: 0.65379857
mean anomaly at epoch: 118.4376°

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

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