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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          26067.59525748 +.00000000 +00000-0 +15448-3 0 00003
2 16615  98.2232  85.2715 0010821 327.3004 147.6765 14.33291904    08
Epoch (UTC): 08 March 2026 14:17:10
Eccentricity: 0.0010821
inclination: 98.2232°
perigee height: 773 km
apogee height: 788 km
right ascension of ascending node: 85.2715°
argument of perigee: 327.3004°
revolutions per day: 14.33291904
mean anomaly at epoch: 147.6765°

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

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