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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          26106.28116325 +.00000000 +00000-0 -18934-3 0 00001
2 39761  82.4456 147.5084 0019343 210.5536 149.4419 12.42875556    05
Epoch (UTC): 16 April 2026 06:44:52
Eccentricity: 0.0019343
inclination: 82.4456°
perigee height: 1479 km
apogee height: 1510 km
right ascension of ascending node: 147.5084°
argument of perigee: 210.5536°
revolutions per day: 12.42875556
mean anomaly at epoch: 149.4419°

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

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