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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          26097.21452742 +.00000000 +00000-0 +12166-3 0 00005
2 39497  82.4879 212.4746 0012358 241.9780 118.0050 12.43495839    01
Epoch (UTC): 07 April 2026 05:08:55
Eccentricity: 0.0012358
inclination: 82.4879°
perigee height: 1482 km
apogee height: 1502 km
right ascension of ascending node: 212.4746°
argument of perigee: 241.9780°
revolutions per day: 12.43495839
mean anomaly at epoch: 118.0050°

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

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