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Cosmos 2228 - 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 22286U          26020.26252787 +.00000000 +00000-0 +35910-3 0 00003
2 22286  82.5188 283.6757 0019577 102.9973 257.3437 14.96935338    04
Epoch (UTC): 20 January 2026 06:18:02
Eccentricity: 0.0019577
inclination: 82.5188°
perigee height: 563 km
apogee height: 590 km
right ascension of ascending node: 283.6757°
argument of perigee: 102.9973°
revolutions per day: 14.96935338
mean anomaly at epoch: 257.3437°

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

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