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Location: Arroyo de Valdeoliva
(40.1604°N, 4.9878°W)
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SPOT 1/Viking Rocket - 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 16615U          26041.96404705 +.00000000 +00000-0 +12188-3 0 00003
2 16615  98.2243  60.9195 0012369  43.3010  15.8362 14.33273819    07
Epoch (UTC): 10 February 2026 23:08:13
Eccentricity: 0.0012369
inclination: 98.2243°
perigee height: 772 km
apogee height: 790 km
right ascension of ascending node: 60.9195°
argument of perigee: 43.3010°
revolutions per day: 14.33273819
mean anomaly at epoch: 15.8362°

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

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