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SPOT 1/Viking Rocket - 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 16615U          26070.59670175 +.00000000 +00000-0 +12832-3 0 00006
2 16615  98.2230  88.1231 0010658 317.7056 155.3285 14.33293907    07
Epoch (UTC): 11 March 2026 14:19:15
Eccentricity: 0.0010658
inclination: 98.2230°
perigee height: 773 km
apogee height: 788 km
right ascension of ascending node: 88.1231°
argument of perigee: 317.7056°
revolutions per day: 14.33293907
mean anomaly at epoch: 155.3285°

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

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