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Transit 2A 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 00047U          26140.98280705 +.00000000 +00000-0 +40890-4 0 00001
2 00047  66.6627 119.6873 0215765 159.7670 201.2156 14.45282955    04
Epoch (UTC): 20 May 2026 23:35:14
Eccentricity: 0.0215765
inclination: 66.6627°
perigee height: 587 km
apogee height: 895 km
right ascension of ascending node: 119.6873°
argument of perigee: 159.7670°
revolutions per day: 14.45282955
mean anomaly at epoch: 201.2156°

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

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