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Cosmos 2278 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 23088U          26017.88732134 +.00000000 +00000-0 +62236-4 0 00009
2 23088  70.9996 177.5749 0003588 334.8690  25.2257 14.15006449    07
Epoch (UTC): 17 January 2026 21:17:44
Eccentricity: 0.0003588
inclination: 70.9996°
perigee height: 840 km
apogee height: 845 km
right ascension of ascending node: 177.5749°
argument of perigee: 334.8690°
revolutions per day: 14.15006449
mean anomaly at epoch: 25.2257°

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

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