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AEROCUBE 6B - 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 40046U          26106.42070234 +.00000000 +00000-0 +36331-3 0 00003
2 40046  97.7180 273.7422 0036436 210.8737 149.0343 14.98807962    03
Epoch (UTC): 16 April 2026 10:05:48
Eccentricity: 0.0036436
inclination: 97.7180°
perigee height: 545 km
apogee height: 596 km
right ascension of ascending node: 273.7422°
argument of perigee: 210.8737°
revolutions per day: 14.98807962
mean anomaly at epoch: 149.0343°

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

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