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Sputnik 4 - 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 00034U 60005  A 62247.41570340  .02051518 +00000-0 +00000-0 0 01481
2 00034 064.9604 254.3998 0000000 066.3194 286.6963 16.39651632131532
Epoch (UTC): 04 September 1962 09:58:36
Eccentricity: 0.0000000
inclination: 64.9604°
perigee height: 167 km
apogee height: 167 km
right ascension of ascending node: 254.3998°
argument of perigee: 66.3194°
revolutions per day: 16.39651632
mean anomaly at epoch: 286.6963°

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

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