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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          26071.96733545 +.00000000 +00000-0 +77517-3 0 00000
2 23608  98.2878 276.6770 0007242  25.7596 334.4011 15.47478718    05
Epoch (UTC): 12 March 2026 23:12:57
Eccentricity: 0.0007242
inclination: 98.2878°
perigee height: 419 km
apogee height: 429 km
right ascension of ascending node: 276.6770°
argument of perigee: 25.7596°
revolutions per day: 15.47478718
mean anomaly at epoch: 334.4011°

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

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