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Cosmos 2491 - 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 39497U          26032.52657483 +.00000000 +00000-0 +19632-3 0 00002
2 39497  82.4816 252.8332 0013512  29.4296 330.7542 12.43494523    03
Epoch (UTC): 01 February 2026 12:38:16
Eccentricity: 0.0013512
inclination: 82.4816°
perigee height: 1481 km
apogee height: 1502 km
right ascension of ascending node: 252.8332°
argument of perigee: 29.4296°
revolutions per day: 12.43494523
mean anomaly at epoch: 330.7542°

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

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