Yes-2 mission

Foton’s orbit Perigee altitude: 249km Apogee altitude: 285km Eccentricity: 0.0027 Orbit inclination: 63.03◦ Argument of perigee: 62.249◦

The mission (capsule ejection)begins wery close to perigee point

This data was taken from [1]

References 1. Williams P. et al. YES2 optimal trajectories in presence of eccentricity and aerodynamic drag //Acta Astronautica. – 2009. – Т. 64. – №. 7. – С. 745-769.

15 March 2017