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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          26107.20893631 +.00000000 +00000-0 +10339-3 0 00003
2 00012  32.8972  80.1213 1646286 142.2626 230.5692 11.48596347    02
Epoch (UTC): 17 April 2026 05:00:52
Eccentricity: 0.1646286
inclination: 32.8972°
perigee height: 554 km
apogee height: 3286 km
right ascension of ascending node: 80.1213°
argument of perigee: 142.2626°
revolutions per day: 11.48596347
mean anomaly at epoch: 230.5692°

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

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