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Vela 3A - 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,

Epoch (UTC): 15 January 2026 19:21:36
Eccentricity: 0.5024286
inclination: 27.2152°
perigee height: 52412 km
apogee height: 171139 km
right ascension of ascending node: 17.7397°
argument of perigee: 312.1990°
revolutions per day: 0.21376390
mean anomaly at epoch: 358.4678°

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

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