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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          26067.01981976 +.00000000 +00000-0 +15816-3 0 00008
2 16615  98.2232  84.7248 0010851 329.0675  58.4548 14.33291470    05
Epoch (UTC): 08 March 2026 00:28:32
Eccentricity: 0.0010851
inclination: 98.2232°
perigee height: 773 km
apogee height: 789 km
right ascension of ascending node: 84.7248°
argument of perigee: 329.0675°
revolutions per day: 14.33291470
mean anomaly at epoch: 58.4548°

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

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