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Vela 4B - 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 02766U          26106.20769810 +.00000000 +00000-0 +00000-0 0 00002
2 02766  36.2292   6.0961 4637331 120.2678 359.7552  0.21273952    09
Epoch (UTC): 16 April 2026 04:59:05
Eccentricity: 0.4637331
inclination: 36.2292°
perigee height: 57187 km
apogee height: 167121 km
right ascension of ascending node: 6.0961°
argument of perigee: 120.2678°
revolutions per day: 0.21273952
mean anomaly at epoch: 359.7552°

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

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