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Vela 6B - 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  4368U 70027B   25162.90992538 -.00000395  00000-0  00000+0 0  9995
2  4368  86.1941 359.2669 7824343  72.0060   0.7294  0.21504509 36870
Epoch (UTC): 11 June 2025 21:50:17
Eccentricity: 0.7824343
inclination: 86.1941°
perigee height: 19225 km
apogee height: 203382 km
right ascension of ascending node: 359.2669°
argument of perigee: 72.0060°
revolutions per day: 0.21504509
mean anomaly at epoch: 0.7294°

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

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