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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          26037.12480884 +.00000000 +00000-0 +46997-3 0 00007
2 00012  32.9006 327.1455 1646733 131.0607 244.4404 11.48523469    05
Epoch (UTC): 06 February 2026 02:59:43
Eccentricity: 0.1646733
inclination: 32.9006°
perigee height: 553 km
apogee height: 3286 km
right ascension of ascending node: 327.1455°
argument of perigee: 131.0607°
revolutions per day: 11.48523469
mean anomaly at epoch: 244.4404°

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

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