File:Tesla Roadster orbit (transparent).png

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English: Graphic depicting the orbit of Elon Musk's Tesla Roadster, with "Starman" aboard, with the Sun and the orbits of Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, and Ceres for context. The Tesla Roadster was launched aboard the Falcon Heavy Test Flight in February 2018 as a dummy payload to test the lifting capabilities of the Falcon Heavy rocket.
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current11:44, 9 February 2018Thumbnail for version as of 11:44, 9 February 20182,200 × 1,700 (176 KB)PhilipTerryGraham (talk | contribs)Corrected error in which the "Venus" label was not properly inverted
11:43, 9 February 2018Thumbnail for version as of 11:43, 9 February 20182,200 × 1,700 (177 KB)PhilipTerryGraham (talk | contribs)Updated file with correct orbital parameters
07:04, 9 February 2018Thumbnail for version as of 07:04, 9 February 20181,250 × 970 (102 KB)PhilipTerryGraham (talk | contribs)Changed white orbit lines to black for better contrast against transparent backgrounds
06:48, 9 February 2018Thumbnail for version as of 06:48, 9 February 20181,250 × 970 (103 KB)PhilipTerryGraham (talk | contribs)User created page with UploadWizard

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