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Kosmos-1261 - 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 12376U          26150.10922553 +.00000000 +00000-0 +00000-0 0 00003
2 12376  68.8652  90.5262 5864862 351.1156   1.7510  2.00768674    05
Epoch (UTC): 30 May 2026 02:37:17
Eccentricity: 0.5864862
inclination: 68.8652°
perigee height: 4597 km
apogee height: 35731 km
right ascension of ascending node: 90.5262°
argument of perigee: 351.1156°
revolutions per day: 2.00768674
mean anomaly at epoch: 1.7510°

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

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