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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          26064.98700007 +.00000000 +00000-0 +34641-3 0 00009
2 31598  97.8862 255.9896 0000893  98.2893 261.8429 14.96498096    09
Epoch (UTC): 05 March 2026 23:41:16
Eccentricity: 0.0000893
inclination: 97.8862°
perigee height: 577 km
apogee height: 578 km
right ascension of ascending node: 255.9896°
argument of perigee: 98.2893°
revolutions per day: 14.96498096
mean anomaly at epoch: 261.8429°

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

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