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Vela 2B - 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 00837U          26110.35622351 +.00000000 +00000-0 +00000-0 0 00008
2 00837  48.7338 123.0086 5863255 256.6246   0.6859  0.23995718    00
Epoch (UTC): 20 April 2026 08:32:57
Eccentricity: 0.5863255
inclination: 48.7338°
perigee height: 38874 km
apogee height: 167151 km
right ascension of ascending node: 123.0086°
argument of perigee: 256.6246°
revolutions per day: 0.23995718
mean anomaly at epoch: 0.6859°

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

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