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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          26116.50303711 +.00000000 +00000-0 +66700-3 0 00003
2 25979  98.1594 203.4846 0002898 268.1448  91.9460 15.33131009    02
Epoch (UTC): 26 April 2026 12:04:22
Eccentricity: 0.0002898
inclination: 98.1594°
perigee height: 464 km
apogee height: 468 km
right ascension of ascending node: 203.4846°
argument of perigee: 268.1448°
revolutions per day: 15.33131009
mean anomaly at epoch: 91.9460°

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

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