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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          26070.20459730 +.00000000 +00000-0 +72462-3 0 00004
2 25979  98.1628 152.4695 0004919  86.8572 273.3230 15.31433719    06
Epoch (UTC): 11 March 2026 04:54:37
Eccentricity: 0.0004919
inclination: 98.1628°
perigee height: 468 km
apogee height: 475 km
right ascension of ascending node: 152.4695°
argument of perigee: 86.8572°
revolutions per day: 15.31433719
mean anomaly at epoch: 273.3230°

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

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