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Cosmos 1459 Rocket - 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 14059U          26021.32541154 +.00000000 +00000-0 +18521-3 0 00008
2 14059  82.9692 250.4256 0043720  84.7821 275.8325 13.79111312    08
Epoch (UTC): 21 January 2026 07:48:35
Eccentricity: 0.0043720
inclination: 82.9692°
perigee height: 935 km
apogee height: 999 km
right ascension of ascending node: 250.4256°
argument of perigee: 84.7821°
revolutions per day: 13.79111312
mean anomaly at epoch: 275.8325°

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

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