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Transit 2A - 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 00045U          26140.50921257 +.00000000 +00000-0 +35416-4 0 00009
2 00045  66.6934  73.4062 0248685 181.1056 178.9531 14.35948539    07
Epoch (UTC): 20 May 2026 12:13:15
Eccentricity: 0.0248685
inclination: 66.6934°
perigee height: 594 km
apogee height: 950 km
right ascension of ascending node: 73.4062°
argument of perigee: 181.1056°
revolutions per day: 14.35948539
mean anomaly at epoch: 178.9531°

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

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