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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          26129.89547649 +.00000000 +00000-0 +72504-4 0 00000
2 00012  32.9145   0.1612 1647165 262.4181  78.7070 11.48607822    01
Epoch (UTC): 09 May 2026 21:29:29
Eccentricity: 0.1647165
inclination: 32.9145°
perigee height: 553 km
apogee height: 3286 km
right ascension of ascending node: 0.1612°
argument of perigee: 262.4181°
revolutions per day: 11.48607822
mean anomaly at epoch: 78.7070°

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

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