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Ariel 2 - 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 00771U 64015  A 67320.00871375  .02032692 +00000-0 +00000-0 0 03123
2 00771 051.5941 189.3694 0059823 147.4196 213.0435 16.14040010194527
Epoch (UTC): 16 November 1967 00:12:32
Eccentricity: 0.0059823
inclination: 51.5941°
perigee height: 196 km
apogee height: 275 km
right ascension of ascending node: 189.3694°
argument of perigee: 147.4196°
revolutions per day: 16.14040010
mean anomaly at epoch: 213.0435°

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

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