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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          26076.29921043 +.00000000 +00000-0 +55001-3 0 00007
2 23608  98.2865 281.6372 0006968  10.1505 349.9882 15.47819043    04
Epoch (UTC): 17 March 2026 07:10:51
Eccentricity: 0.0006968
inclination: 98.2865°
perigee height: 418 km
apogee height: 428 km
right ascension of ascending node: 281.6372°
argument of perigee: 10.1505°
revolutions per day: 15.47819043
mean anomaly at epoch: 349.9882°

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

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