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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          26047.03379088 +.00000000 +00000-0 +38390-3 0 00009
2 00012  32.9012 292.2190 1646825 183.5490 175.1953 11.48536635    02
Epoch (UTC): 16 February 2026 00:48:39
Eccentricity: 0.1646825
inclination: 32.9012°
perigee height: 553 km
apogee height: 3286 km
right ascension of ascending node: 292.2190°
argument of perigee: 183.5490°
revolutions per day: 11.48536635
mean anomaly at epoch: 175.1953°

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

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