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 00019U 59006 A 59278.50940704 .01114833 +00000-0 +00000-0 0 00127
2 00019 083.9999 286.5094 0222212 326.3932 034.3056 15.83731828007208
| Epoch (UTC): | 05 October 1959 12:13:32 |
| Eccentricity: | 0.0222212 |
| inclination: | 83.9999° |
| perigee height: | 171 km |
| apogee height: | 469 km |
| right ascension of ascending node: | 286.5094° |
| argument of perigee: | 326.3932° |
| revolutions per day: | 15.83731828 |
| mean anomaly at epoch: | 34.3056° |
The dashed part of the orbit path shows where the satellite is in the earth's shadow,
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