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Vanguard 1 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 00016U          26103.73579573 +.00000000 +00000-0 +10825-3 0 00007
2 00016  34.2641 131.3969 2019070 208.3952 139.0275 10.49583943    02
Epoch (UTC): 13 April 2026 17:39:32
Eccentricity: 0.2019070
inclination: 34.2641°
perigee height: 654 km
apogee height: 4213 km
right ascension of ascending node: 131.3969°
argument of perigee: 208.3952°
revolutions per day: 10.49583943
mean anomaly at epoch: 139.0275°

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

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