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Location: Camerons Lookout
(40.9833°S, 175.9333°E)
Time: 14:30:11
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Helios 1B 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 25979U          26074.19009815 +.00000000 +00000-0 +71918-3 0 00006
2 25979  98.1631 156.8566 0004752  75.2054 284.9711 15.31605871    09
Epoch (UTC): 15 March 2026 04:33:44
Eccentricity: 0.0004752
inclination: 98.1631°
perigee height: 468 km
apogee height: 474 km
right ascension of ascending node: 156.8566°
argument of perigee: 75.2054°
revolutions per day: 15.31605871
mean anomaly at epoch: 284.9711°

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

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