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Telstar 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 00573U          26110.06184455 +.00000000 +00000-0 +65624-3 0 00007
2 00573  42.7650  45.8974 4007693  80.2096 330.3891  6.39269023    09
Epoch (UTC): 20 April 2026 01:29:03
Eccentricity: 0.4007693
inclination: 42.7650°
perigee height: 971 km
apogee height: 10800 km
right ascension of ascending node: 45.8974°
argument of perigee: 80.2096°
revolutions per day: 6.39269023
mean anomaly at epoch: 330.3891°

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

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