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Vela 6A - 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,

Epoch (UTC): 11 June 2025 21:23:16
Eccentricity: 0.7753526
inclination: 87.5969°
perigee height: 20098 km
apogee height: 202859 km
right ascension of ascending node: 0.9935°
argument of perigee: 72.3352°
revolutions per day: 0.21456810
mean anomaly at epoch: 1.1488°

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

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