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COSMOS 2498 - 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 39763U          26106.88305729 +.00000000 +00000-0 +32818-3 0 00003
2 39763  82.4463 147.3112 0020769 203.8809 156.1309 12.42978453    00
Epoch (UTC): 16 April 2026 21:11:36
Eccentricity: 0.0020769
inclination: 82.4463°
perigee height: 1478 km
apogee height: 1510 km
right ascension of ascending node: 147.3112°
argument of perigee: 203.8809°
revolutions per day: 12.42978453
mean anomaly at epoch: 156.1309°

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

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