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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          26017.89601777 +.00000000 +00000-0 +72093-3 0 00007
2 23608  98.2884 214.9791 0007189 214.7779 145.2997 15.42918496    01
Epoch (UTC): 17 January 2026 21:30:15
Eccentricity: 0.0007189
inclination: 98.2884°
perigee height: 433 km
apogee height: 442 km
right ascension of ascending node: 214.9791°
argument of perigee: 214.7779°
revolutions per day: 15.42918496
mean anomaly at epoch: 145.2997°

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

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