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Vela 3B - 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 01459U          26091.58132292 +.00000000 +00000-0 +00000-0 0 00002
2 01459  41.4000   2.0993 4843830  90.5920 359.7322  0.21385678    09
Epoch (UTC): 01 April 2026 13:57:06
Eccentricity: 0.4843830
inclination: 41.4000°
perigee height: 54526 km
apogee height: 168956 km
right ascension of ascending node: 2.0993°
argument of perigee: 90.5920°
revolutions per day: 0.21385678
mean anomaly at epoch: 359.7322°

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

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