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Viking - 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 16614U          26156.41697608 +.00000000 +00000-0 +13687-2 0 00009
2 16614  98.7966 253.8635 4690982 254.4315 156.5430  5.50601429    05
Epoch (UTC): 05 June 2026 10:00:26
Eccentricity: 0.4690982
inclination: 98.7966°
perigee height: 814 km
apogee height: 13524 km
right ascension of ascending node: 253.8635°
argument of perigee: 254.4315°
revolutions per day: 5.50601429
mean anomaly at epoch: 156.5430°

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

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