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Transit 4A - 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 00116U          26140.96016095 +.00000000 +00000-0 +40628-4 0 00004
2 00116  66.8096 317.4544 0081781 290.3860  68.8449 13.92326625    04
Epoch (UTC): 20 May 2026 23:02:37
Eccentricity: 0.0081781
inclination: 66.8096°
perigee height: 861 km
apogee height: 980 km
right ascension of ascending node: 317.4544°
argument of perigee: 290.3860°
revolutions per day: 13.92326625
mean anomaly at epoch: 68.8449°

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

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