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AEROCUBE 6A - 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 40045U          26106.42589716 +.00000000 +00000-0 +30905-3 0 00003
2 40045  97.7189 274.0823 0038034 220.4771 139.3620 14.97387967    08
Epoch (UTC): 16 April 2026 10:13:17
Eccentricity: 0.0038034
inclination: 97.7189°
perigee height: 549 km
apogee height: 601 km
right ascension of ascending node: 274.0823°
argument of perigee: 220.4771°
revolutions per day: 14.97387967
mean anomaly at epoch: 139.3620°

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

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