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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          26047.98985000 +.00000000 +00000-0 +39595-3 0 00008
2 00012  32.9014 288.8492 1646852 188.6136 168.2463 11.48538048    02
Epoch (UTC): 16 February 2026 23:45:23
Eccentricity: 0.1646852
inclination: 32.9014°
perigee height: 553 km
apogee height: 3286 km
right ascension of ascending node: 288.8492°
argument of perigee: 188.6136°
revolutions per day: 11.48538048
mean anomaly at epoch: 168.2463°

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

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