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New INTEGRAL orbit defined

15 June 1998

The baseline INTEGRAL orbit has been modified to relfect the options available from a Proton launch.

The new parameters are:

    Orbital period: 72 hours
    Initial inclination: 51.6 deg
    Initial height of perigee: 10 000 km
    Initial height of apogee: 153 000 km
Last Update: 1 September 2019
14-Mar-2026 23:45 UT

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