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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          26158.75273251 +.00000000 +00000-0 +27061-3 0 00003
2 00016  34.2649 332.3478 2017017  80.6779 301.4897 10.49593348    00
Epoch (UTC): 07 June 2026 18:03:56
Eccentricity: 0.2017017
inclination: 34.2649°
perigee height: 656 km
apogee height: 4211 km
right ascension of ascending node: 332.3478°
argument of perigee: 80.6779°
revolutions per day: 10.49593348
mean anomaly at epoch: 301.4897°

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

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