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COSMOS 2496 - 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 39761U          26053.79658699 +.00000000 +00000-0 +14402-3 0 00008
2 39761  82.4492 180.3613 0018959 330.2397  29.7603 12.42873387    00
Epoch (UTC): 22 February 2026 19:07:05
Eccentricity: 0.0018959
inclination: 82.4492°
perigee height: 1480 km
apogee height: 1509 km
right ascension of ascending node: 180.3613°
argument of perigee: 330.2397°
revolutions per day: 12.42873387
mean anomaly at epoch: 29.7603°

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

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