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Amsat-Oscar-6 - 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 06236U          26106.79747262 +.00000000 +00000-0 +68313-4 0 00004
2 06236 101.9971 129.5697 0003939 266.3441 269.2387 12.53210321    03
Epoch (UTC): 16 April 2026 19:08:21
Eccentricity: 0.0003939
inclination: 101.9971°
perigee height: 1448 km
apogee height: 1454 km
right ascension of ascending node: 129.5697°
argument of perigee: 266.3441°
revolutions per day: 12.53210321
mean anomaly at epoch: 269.2387°

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

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