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Vela 5B - 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 03955U 69046E   25220.60555884  .00000590  00000-0  00000-0 0  9993
2 03955  62.5463  63.7142 8192423 138.0677   0.4662  0.21421919  6344
Epoch (UTC): 08 August 2025 14:32:00
Eccentricity: 0.8192423
inclination: 62.5463°
perigee height: 14948 km
apogee height: 208264 km
right ascension of ascending node: 63.7142°
argument of perigee: 138.0677°
revolutions per day: 0.21421919
mean anomaly at epoch: 0.4662°

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

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