View from above orbital plane
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View from above satellite
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Ground track
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The orbit is defined by the following mean orbital elements,
1 00087U 61007 A 61089.39107037 .11557550 +00000-0 +00000-0 0 9992
2 00087 028.3799 144.5259 0068373 083.3360 277.0597 16.34729247005608
| Epoch (UTC): | 30 March 1961 09:23:08 |
| Eccentricity: | 0.0068373 |
| inclination: | 28.3799° |
| perigee height: | 135 km |
| apogee height: | 225 km |
| right ascension of ascending node: | 144.5259° |
| argument of perigee: | 83.3360° |
| revolutions per day: | 16.34729247 |
| mean anomaly at epoch: | 277.0597° |
The dashed part of the orbit path shows where the satellite is in the earth's shadow,
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