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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          26100.04572167 +.00000000 +00000-0 +98161-4 0 00002
2 16615  98.2205 116.1002 0010743 220.1897 198.6968 14.33313115    04
Epoch (UTC): 10 April 2026 01:05:50
Eccentricity: 0.0010743
inclination: 98.2205°
perigee height: 773 km
apogee height: 788 km
right ascension of ascending node: 116.1002°
argument of perigee: 220.1897°
revolutions per day: 14.33313115
mean anomaly at epoch: 198.6968°

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

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