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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          26100.50156049 +.00000000 +00000-0 +86078-4 0 00002
2 00016  34.2616 140.7504 2018990 194.7322 158.4683 10.49583577    03
Epoch (UTC): 10 April 2026 12:02:14
Eccentricity: 0.2018990
inclination: 34.2616°
perigee height: 654 km
apogee height: 4213 km
right ascension of ascending node: 140.7504°
argument of perigee: 194.7322°
revolutions per day: 10.49583577
mean anomaly at epoch: 158.4683°

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

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