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Vela 5A - 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 03954U          26013.28088617 +.00000000 +00000-0 +00000-0 0 00006
2 03954  89.1343  29.9242 7044937  89.6246   1.2250  0.21516406    03
Epoch (UTC): 13 January 2026 06:44:28
Eccentricity: 0.7044937
inclination: 89.1343°
perigee height: 28385 km
apogee height: 194139 km
right ascension of ascending node: 29.9242°
argument of perigee: 89.6246°
revolutions per day: 0.21516406
mean anomaly at epoch: 1.2250°

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

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