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Vela 2A - 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 00836U          26113.24371772 +.00000000 +00000-0 +00000-0 0 00006
2 00836  52.6950 119.6649 5016637 278.1646   0.5744  0.23915773    01
Epoch (UTC): 23 April 2026 05:50:57
Eccentricity: 0.5016637
inclination: 52.6950°
perigee height: 48257 km
apogee height: 158255 km
right ascension of ascending node: 119.6649°
argument of perigee: 278.1646°
revolutions per day: 0.23915773
mean anomaly at epoch: 0.5744°

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

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