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SPOT 1/Viking 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 16615U          26088.03836764 +.00000000 +00000-0 +11380-3 0 00009
2 16615  98.2216 104.6937 0010321 259.6659 158.1625 14.33304345    06
Epoch (UTC): 29 March 2026 00:55:14
Eccentricity: 0.0010321
inclination: 98.2216°
perigee height: 773 km
apogee height: 788 km
right ascension of ascending node: 104.6937°
argument of perigee: 259.6659°
revolutions per day: 14.33304345
mean anomaly at epoch: 158.1625°

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

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