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Vanguard 2 Rocket - 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 00012U          26104.07957615 +.00000000 +00000-0 +11426-3 0 00006
2 00012  32.8963  91.1533 1646271 125.6845 250.8346 11.48595258    02
Epoch (UTC): 14 April 2026 01:54:35
Eccentricity: 0.1646271
inclination: 32.8963°
perigee height: 554 km
apogee height: 3286 km
right ascension of ascending node: 91.1533°
argument of perigee: 125.6845°
revolutions per day: 11.48595258
mean anomaly at epoch: 250.8346°

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

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