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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          26131.81111008 +.00000000 +00000-0 -12712-4 0 00001
2 00016  34.2708  50.2435 2018557 326.8954  21.9786 10.49588448    01
Epoch (UTC): 11 May 2026 19:27:59
Eccentricity: 0.2018557
inclination: 34.2708°
perigee height: 655 km
apogee height: 4212 km
right ascension of ascending node: 50.2435°
argument of perigee: 326.8954°
revolutions per day: 10.49588448
mean anomaly at epoch: 21.9786°

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

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