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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          26046.07773450 +.00000000 +00000-0 +32774-3 0 00003
2 00012  32.9008 295.5890 1646803 178.4840 182.1597 11.48534804    06
Epoch (UTC): 15 February 2026 01:51:56
Eccentricity: 0.1646803
inclination: 32.9008°
perigee height: 553 km
apogee height: 3286 km
right ascension of ascending node: 295.5890°
argument of perigee: 178.4840°
revolutions per day: 11.48534804
mean anomaly at epoch: 182.1597°

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

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