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Vanguard 2 Rocket - 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 00012U          26140.76618705 +.00000000 +00000-0 +50072-4 0 00007
2 00012  32.9089 321.8569 1646992 319.9636  29.0223 11.48609568    00
Epoch (UTC): 20 May 2026 18:23:18
Eccentricity: 0.1646992
inclination: 32.9089°
perigee height: 553 km
apogee height: 3286 km
right ascension of ascending node: 321.8569°
argument of perigee: 319.9636°
revolutions per day: 11.48609568
mean anomaly at epoch: 29.0223°

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

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