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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          26024.17587013 +.00000000 +00000-0 +10740-2 0 00005
2 25979  98.1714 101.8589 0003791 232.6547 127.4346 15.29444673    07
Epoch (UTC): 24 January 2026 04:13:15
Eccentricity: 0.0003791
inclination: 98.1714°
perigee height: 475 km
apogee height: 480 km
right ascension of ascending node: 101.8589°
argument of perigee: 232.6547°
revolutions per day: 15.29444673
mean anomaly at epoch: 127.4346°

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

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