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Vela 4A - 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 02765U          26033.04571132 +.00000000 +00000-0 +00000-0 0 00000
2 02765  40.2332   8.7346 5059430 289.1160 358.9814  0.21528609    08
Epoch (UTC): 02 February 2026 01:05:49
Eccentricity: 0.5059430
inclination: 40.2332°
perigee height: 51721 km
apogee height: 170714 km
right ascension of ascending node: 8.7346°
argument of perigee: 289.1160°
revolutions per day: 0.21528609
mean anomaly at epoch: 358.9814°

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

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