View from above orbital plane
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View from above satellite
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Ground track
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The orbit is defined by the following mean orbital elements,
1 00015U 59004 A 59272.62543869 .00008106 +00000-0 +00000-0 0 9997
2 00015 046.9509 049.6823 7601812 047.2577 341.8928 01.88913924001001
| Epoch (UTC): | 29 September 1959 15:00:37 |
| Eccentricity: | 0.7601812 |
| inclination: | 46.9509° |
| perigee height: | 251 km |
| apogee height: | 42275 km |
| right ascension of ascending node: | 49.6823° |
| argument of perigee: | 47.2577° |
| revolutions per day: | 1.88913924 |
| mean anomaly at epoch: | 341.8928° |
The dashed part of the orbit path shows where the satellite is in the earth's shadow,
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