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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          26073.58382740 +.00000000 +00000-0 +99381-3 0 00000
2 23608  98.2875 278.5275 0007160  19.8782 340.2743 15.47625206    06
Epoch (UTC): 14 March 2026 14:00:42
Eccentricity: 0.0007160
inclination: 98.2875°
perigee height: 419 km
apogee height: 429 km
right ascension of ascending node: 278.5275°
argument of perigee: 19.8782°
revolutions per day: 15.47625206
mean anomaly at epoch: 340.2743°

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

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