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Helios 1A 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 23608U          26017.24747309 +.00000000 +00000-0 +80443-3 0 00006
2 23608  98.2885 214.2417 0007162 217.1393 142.9357 15.42878736    06
Epoch (UTC): 17 January 2026 05:56:21
Eccentricity: 0.0007162
inclination: 98.2885°
perigee height: 433 km
apogee height: 442 km
right ascension of ascending node: 214.2417°
argument of perigee: 217.1393°
revolutions per day: 15.42878736
mean anomaly at epoch: 142.9357°

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

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