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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          26040.83822450 +.00000000 +00000-0 +80662-3 0 00001
2 23608  98.2894 241.1100 0007445 128.8018 231.3894 15.44977673    01
Epoch (UTC): 09 February 2026 20:07:02
Eccentricity: 0.0007445
inclination: 98.2894°
perigee height: 426 km
apogee height: 437 km
right ascension of ascending node: 241.1100°
argument of perigee: 128.8018°
revolutions per day: 15.44977673
mean anomaly at epoch: 231.3894°

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

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