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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          26156.40123382 +.00000000 +00000-0 +55761-3 0 00006
2 40045  97.7220 323.4766 0039364  56.6811 303.8171 14.97972844    03
Epoch (UTC): 05 June 2026 09:37:46
Eccentricity: 0.0039364
inclination: 97.7220°
perigee height: 546 km
apogee height: 601 km
right ascension of ascending node: 323.4766°
argument of perigee: 56.6811°
revolutions per day: 14.97972844
mean anomaly at epoch: 303.8171°

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

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