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Ariel 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 00285U 62015  A 76144.99603793  .03716849 +00000-0 +00000-0 0 03821
2 00285 053.7584 107.0630 0004322 173.6423 186.4641 16.31702762759874
Epoch (UTC): 23 May 1976 23:54:17
Eccentricity: 0.0004322
inclination: 53.7584°
perigee height: 185 km
apogee height: 191 km
right ascension of ascending node: 107.0630°
argument of perigee: 173.6423°
revolutions per day: 16.31702762
mean anomaly at epoch: 186.4641°

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

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