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ERS-1 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 21610U          26156.39942958 +.00000000 +00000-0 +10569-3 0 00006
2 21610  98.1880 205.2747 0003700 147.6026 212.5392 14.42949895    08
Epoch (UTC): 05 June 2026 09:35:10
Eccentricity: 0.0003700
inclination: 98.1880°
perigee height: 746 km
apogee height: 751 km
right ascension of ascending node: 205.2747°
argument of perigee: 147.6026°
revolutions per day: 14.42949895
mean anomaly at epoch: 212.5392°

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

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