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Cosmos 2173 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 21797U          26017.92894470 +.00000000 +00000-0 +55890-4 0 00009
2 21797  82.9514 252.0018 0036873 298.9927  71.6239 13.77863633    03
Epoch (UTC): 17 January 2026 22:17:40
Eccentricity: 0.0036873
inclination: 82.9514°
perigee height: 944 km
apogee height: 999 km
right ascension of ascending node: 252.0018°
argument of perigee: 298.9927°
revolutions per day: 13.77863633
mean anomaly at epoch: 71.6239°

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

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