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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          26049.03283272 +.00000000 +00000-0 +33902-3 0 00004
2 00012  32.9020 285.1727 1646893 194.1384 160.7073 11.48538884    04
Epoch (UTC): 18 February 2026 00:47:16
Eccentricity: 0.1646893
inclination: 32.9020°
perigee height: 553 km
apogee height: 3286 km
right ascension of ascending node: 285.1727°
argument of perigee: 194.1384°
revolutions per day: 11.48538884
mean anomaly at epoch: 160.7073°

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

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