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Ariel 4 - 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 05675U 71109  A 78344.07105664  .03693295 +00000-0 +17952-2 0  9999
2 05675 082.9509 212.0114 0005439 118.3447 242.4586 16.16119143390105
Epoch (UTC): 10 December 1978 01:42:19
Eccentricity: 0.0005439
inclination: 82.9509°
perigee height: 226 km
apogee height: 234 km
right ascension of ascending node: 212.0114°
argument of perigee: 118.3447°
revolutions per day: 16.16119143
mean anomaly at epoch: 242.4586°

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

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