User: anonymous   Login
Location: Unspecified
(0.0000°N, 0.0000°E)
Time: 05:12:33
(UTC+00:00)
Language:

Vanguard 1 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 00016U          26140.76038993 +.00000000 +00000-0 +14524-4 0 00008
2 00016  34.2658  24.3679 2017771   4.6886 356.9870 10.49588214    05
Epoch (UTC): 20 May 2026 18:14:57
Eccentricity: 0.2017771
inclination: 34.2658°
perigee height: 656 km
apogee height: 4211 km
right ascension of ascending node: 24.3679°
argument of perigee: 4.6886°
revolutions per day: 10.49588214
mean anomaly at epoch: 356.9870°

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

DLR