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    Cos-B Orbit

    Date: 01 Aug 1975
    Satellite: Cos-B
    Depicts: Cos-B orbit

    This plot shows the orbit of Cos-B. The purple regions indicate the positions of the radiation belts. The radial lines give the direction of the spacecraft as seen from the Earth at different times during its 37.17-hour orbit.

    The measuring time where Cos-B was outside the radiation belts (30 hours per orbital period), is indicated with the red section of the orbit.


    Last Update: 22 Dec 2004

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