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Helios 1A 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 23608U          26162.23055903 +.00000000 +00000-0 +56552-3 0 00002
2 23608  98.2744  20.4311 0006965  72.1724 288.0287 15.54397448    00
Epoch (UTC): 11 June 2026 05:32:00
Eccentricity: 0.0006965
inclination: 98.2744°
perigee height: 399 km
apogee height: 409 km
right ascension of ascending node: 20.4311°
argument of perigee: 72.1724°
revolutions per day: 15.54397448
mean anomaly at epoch: 288.0287°

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

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