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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          26159.81218169 +.00000000 +00000-0 +42969-3 0 00001
2 39761  82.4445 113.9766 0021243  96.0955 264.2546 12.42878404    03
Epoch (UTC): 08 June 2026 19:29:32
Eccentricity: 0.0021243
inclination: 82.4445°
perigee height: 1478 km
apogee height: 1511 km
right ascension of ascending node: 113.9766°
argument of perigee: 96.0955°
revolutions per day: 12.42878404
mean anomaly at epoch: 264.2546°

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

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