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Helios 1A 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 23608U          26105.56217993 +.00000000 +00000-0 +40262-3 0 00005
2 23608  98.2822 315.1991 0005871 257.2218 102.8375 15.50153042    01
Epoch (UTC): 15 April 2026 13:29:32
Eccentricity: 0.0005871
inclination: 98.2822°
perigee height: 412 km
apogee height: 420 km
right ascension of ascending node: 315.1991°
argument of perigee: 257.2218°
revolutions per day: 15.50153042
mean anomaly at epoch: 102.8375°

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

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