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Vanguard 2 - 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 00011U          26149.42873350 +.00000000 +00000-0 +76759-3 0 00006
2 00011  32.8709 156.1572 1445232 310.1200  38.1220 11.90453572    01
Epoch (UTC): 29 May 2026 10:17:22
Eccentricity: 0.1445232
inclination: 32.8709°
perigee height: 553 km
apogee height: 2895 km
right ascension of ascending node: 156.1572°
argument of perigee: 310.1200°
revolutions per day: 11.90453572
mean anomaly at epoch: 38.1220°

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

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