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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,

1 04366U 70027A   25162.89116127 -.00000305  00000-0  00000-0 0  9995
2 04366  87.5969   0.9935 7753526  72.3352   1.1488  0.21456810 40573
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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