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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          26040.16731848 +.00000000 +00000-0 +41218-3 0 00005
2 00012  32.9003 316.4223 1646698 147.1743 224.2833 11.48527654    07
Epoch (UTC): 09 February 2026 04:00:56
Eccentricity: 0.1646698
inclination: 32.9003°
perigee height: 553 km
apogee height: 3286 km
right ascension of ascending node: 316.4223°
argument of perigee: 147.1743°
revolutions per day: 11.48527654
mean anomaly at epoch: 224.2833°

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

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