During its lifetime, the orbital inclination of the plane of the spacecraft's orbit to the Earth's equator was of 89.80°. The spacecraft's axis of rotation at launch was inertially fixed in its orbital plane, directed towards a constant right ascension and declination, and nearly parallel to the Earth's equatorial plane.
During its operational period, the spacecraft's orbital plane was tilted at 89.80° relative to the Earth's equatorial plane. The spacecraft's rotational axis was initially fixed in its orbital plane and pointed towards a constant right ascension and declination, being nearly parallel to the Earth's equatorial plane.