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(41.4117°N, 81.3382°W)
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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          26049.59636742 +.00000000 +00000-0 +26312-3 0 00005
2 00011  32.8632 173.9059 1446229 102.0469 274.5402 11.90233821    06
Epoch (UTC): 18 February 2026 14:18:46
Eccentricity: 0.1446229
inclination: 32.8632°
perigee height: 553 km
apogee height: 2897 km
right ascension of ascending node: 173.9059°
argument of perigee: 102.0469°
revolutions per day: 11.90233821
mean anomaly at epoch: 274.5402°

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

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