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Cosmos-2242 - 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 22626U          26040.15151178 +.00000000 +00000-0 +16147-3 0 00004
2 22626  82.5191 294.0123 0017620  45.1177 315.1472 14.96429420    02
Epoch (UTC): 09 February 2026 03:38:10
Eccentricity: 0.0017620
inclination: 82.5191°
perigee height: 566 km
apogee height: 590 km
right ascension of ascending node: 294.0123°
argument of perigee: 45.1177°
revolutions per day: 14.96429420
mean anomaly at epoch: 315.1472°

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

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