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 00517U 62072 A 62358.20781538 .00094634 +00000-0 +00000-0 0 9994
2 00517 064.9246 260.8351 0140858 052.4078 308.8629 15.93082321000294
| Epoch (UTC): | 24 December 1962 04:59:15 |
| Eccentricity: | 0.0140858 |
| inclination: | 64.9246° |
| perigee height: | 199 km |
| apogee height: | 387 km |
| right ascension of ascending node: | 260.8351° |
| argument of perigee: | 52.4078° |
| revolutions per day: | 15.93082321 |
| mean anomaly at epoch: | 308.8629° |
The dashed part of the orbit path shows where the satellite is in the earth's shadow,
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