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Amsat-Oscar-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 10703U          26038.98379689 +.00000000 +00000-0 +30855-3 0 00006
2 10703  99.3242  33.0230 0005625 338.0824  33.2887 13.99781086    02
Epoch (UTC): 07 February 2026 23:36:40
Eccentricity: 0.0005625
inclination: 99.3242°
perigee height: 890 km
apogee height: 899 km
right ascension of ascending node: 33.0230°
argument of perigee: 338.0824°
revolutions per day: 13.99781086
mean anomaly at epoch: 33.2887°

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

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