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Transit VE-3 - 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 00705U          26053.83330068 +.00000000 +00000-0 +85016-4 0 00006
2 00705  89.9153  71.3128 0032453 221.6189 260.1868 13.47658239    06
Epoch (UTC): 22 February 2026 19:59:57
Eccentricity: 0.0032453
inclination: 89.9153°
perigee height: 1057 km
apogee height: 1105 km
right ascension of ascending node: 71.3128°
argument of perigee: 221.6189°
revolutions per day: 13.47658239
mean anomaly at epoch: 260.1868°

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

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