User: anonymous   Login
Location: Unspecified
(0.0000°N, 0.0000°E)
Time: 11:04:16
(UTC+00:00)
Language:

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,

1 01458U          26034.53841931 +.00000000 +00000-0 +00000-0 0 00000
2 01458  27.3672  17.4526 5057032 313.1022 357.7419  0.21365054    08
Epoch (UTC): 03 February 2026 12:55:19
Eccentricity: 0.5057032
inclination: 27.3672°
perigee height: 52045 km
apogee height: 171589 km
right ascension of ascending node: 17.4526°
argument of perigee: 313.1022°
revolutions per day: 0.21365054
mean anomaly at epoch: 357.7419°

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

DLR