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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          26150.86045815 +.00000000 +00000-0 +31473-3 0 00006
2 10703  99.3280 147.0202 0009706  22.5412  55.8931 13.99797045    03
Epoch (UTC): 30 May 2026 20:39:03
Eccentricity: 0.0009706
inclination: 99.3280°
perigee height: 887 km
apogee height: 902 km
right ascension of ascending node: 147.0202°
argument of perigee: 22.5412°
revolutions per day: 13.99797045
mean anomaly at epoch: 55.8931°

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

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