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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          26134.57973255 +.00000000 +00000-0 +43539-3 0 00001
2 00011  32.8718 212.3460 1445018 225.6562 121.6311 11.90423645    02
Epoch (UTC): 14 May 2026 13:54:48
Eccentricity: 0.1445018
inclination: 32.8718°
perigee height: 553 km
apogee height: 2895 km
right ascension of ascending node: 212.3460°
argument of perigee: 225.6562°
revolutions per day: 11.90423645
mean anomaly at epoch: 121.6311°

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

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