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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          26022.50678953 +.00000000 +00000-0 +20499-3 0 00004
2 16615  98.2249  42.4338 0012800  96.3778  66.1063 14.33255785    05
Epoch (UTC): 22 January 2026 12:09:46
Eccentricity: 0.0012800
inclination: 98.2249°
perigee height: 772 km
apogee height: 790 km
right ascension of ascending node: 42.4338°
argument of perigee: 96.3778°
revolutions per day: 14.33255785
mean anomaly at epoch: 66.1063°

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

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