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(40.0667°N, 4.9667°W)
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COSMO-SKYMED 1 - 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 31598U          26066.19054748 +.00000000 +00000-0 +35570-3 0 00000
2 31598  97.8866 257.2026 0000992 100.1471 259.9861 14.96508951    08
Epoch (UTC): 07 March 2026 04:34:23
Eccentricity: 0.0000992
inclination: 97.8866°
perigee height: 577 km
apogee height: 578 km
right ascension of ascending node: 257.2026°
argument of perigee: 100.1471°
revolutions per day: 14.96508951
mean anomaly at epoch: 259.9861°

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

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