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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          26131.89540868 +.00000000 +00000-0 +47539-4 0 00009
2 00012  32.9145 353.1149 1647180 273.0026  68.4099 11.48608181    06
Epoch (UTC): 11 May 2026 21:29:23
Eccentricity: 0.1647180
inclination: 32.9145°
perigee height: 553 km
apogee height: 3286 km
right ascension of ascending node: 353.1149°
argument of perigee: 273.0026°
revolutions per day: 11.48608181
mean anomaly at epoch: 68.4099°

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

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