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Vela 1A - 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 00692U 63039C   25231.55172954 -.00000605  00000-0  00000-0 0  9991
2 00692  27.9818  45.8257 5578653 215.3524   0.0919  0.22046177 12502
Epoch (UTC): 19 August 2025 13:14:29
Eccentricity: 0.5578653
inclination: 27.9818°
perigee height: 44797 km
apogee height: 173939 km
right ascension of ascending node: 45.8257°
argument of perigee: 215.3524°
revolutions per day: 0.22046177
mean anomaly at epoch: 0.0919°

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

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