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ERS 29 - 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  3950U 69046A   70228.76458333 -.00000733  00000-0  10000-3 0  9998
2  3950  33.9870 151.3720 6739400 198.9070 286.9198  0.46154007  1057
Epoch (UTC): 16 August 1970 18:21:00
Eccentricity: 0.6739400
inclination: 33.9870°
perigee height: 16683 km
apogee height: 112016 km
right ascension of ascending node: 151.3720°
argument of perigee: 198.9070°
revolutions per day: 0.46154007
mean anomaly at epoch: 286.9198°

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

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