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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          26039.60022866 +.00000000 +00000-0 +13051-3 0 00005
2 16615  98.2245  58.6736 0012477  49.8750  59.5268 14.33272172    07
Epoch (UTC): 08 February 2026 14:24:19
Eccentricity: 0.0012477
inclination: 98.2245°
perigee height: 772 km
apogee height: 790 km
right ascension of ascending node: 58.6736°
argument of perigee: 49.8750°
revolutions per day: 14.33272172
mean anomaly at epoch: 59.5268°

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

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