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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          26162.49367458 +.00000000 +00000-0 +50740-3 0 00007
2 25979  98.1608 254.2742 0004833 119.8773 240.2948 15.34722722    00
Epoch (UTC): 11 June 2026 11:50:53
Eccentricity: 0.0004833
inclination: 98.1608°
perigee height: 458 km
apogee height: 465 km
right ascension of ascending node: 254.2742°
argument of perigee: 119.8773°
revolutions per day: 15.34722722
mean anomaly at epoch: 240.2948°

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

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