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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          26106.20768602 +.00000000 +00000-0 +36481-3 0 00003
2 23608  98.2820 315.9403 0005870 254.2221 105.8381 15.50179232    04
Epoch (UTC): 16 April 2026 04:59:04
Eccentricity: 0.0005870
inclination: 98.2820°
perigee height: 412 km
apogee height: 420 km
right ascension of ascending node: 315.9403°
argument of perigee: 254.2221°
revolutions per day: 15.50179232
mean anomaly at epoch: 105.8381°

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

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