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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          26038.08106419 +.00000000 +00000-0 +47184-3 0 00001
2 00012  32.9005 323.7753 1646710 136.1253 238.2569 11.48524968    03
Epoch (UTC): 07 February 2026 01:56:43
Eccentricity: 0.1646710
inclination: 32.9005°
perigee height: 553 km
apogee height: 3286 km
right ascension of ascending node: 323.7753°
argument of perigee: 136.1253°
revolutions per day: 11.48524968
mean anomaly at epoch: 238.2569°

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

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