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Oscar 1 - 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 00214U 61034  B 62029.12065150  .02930741 +00000-0 +00000-0 0  9996
2 00214 081.1405 036.8318 0000000 325.8600 034.1399 16.24799335007501
Epoch (UTC): 29 January 1962 02:53:44
Eccentricity: 0.0000000
inclination: 81.1405°
perigee height: 206 km
apogee height: 206 km
right ascension of ascending node: 36.8318°
argument of perigee: 325.8600°
revolutions per day: 16.24799335
mean anomaly at epoch: 34.1399°

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

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