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Sputnik 3 - 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 00008U 58004  B 60095.16166626  .02607090 +00000-0 +00000-0 0 02334
2 00008 065.0599 163.5585 0088318 135.6760 224.6847 16.28328133100004
Epoch (UTC): 04 April 1960 03:52:47
Eccentricity: 0.0088318
inclination: 65.0599°
perigee height: 139 km
apogee height: 255 km
right ascension of ascending node: 163.5585°
argument of perigee: 135.6760°
revolutions per day: 16.28328133
mean anomaly at epoch: 224.6847°

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

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