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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          26040.70868971 +.00000000 +00000-0 +80283-3 0 00004
2 23608  98.2894 240.9622 0007441 129.2465 230.9442 15.44967806    05
Epoch (UTC): 09 February 2026 17:00:30
Eccentricity: 0.0007441
inclination: 98.2894°
perigee height: 426 km
apogee height: 437 km
right ascension of ascending node: 240.9622°
argument of perigee: 129.2465°
revolutions per day: 15.44967806
mean anomaly at epoch: 230.9442°

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

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