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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          26036.82912822 +.00000000 +00000-0 +92622-4 0 00006
2 00016  34.2812 324.8935 2022363 285.8226  52.9547 10.49576960    03
Epoch (UTC): 05 February 2026 19:53:56
Eccentricity: 0.2022363
inclination: 34.2812°
perigee height: 652 km
apogee height: 4216 km
right ascension of ascending node: 324.8935°
argument of perigee: 285.8226°
revolutions per day: 10.49576960
mean anomaly at epoch: 52.9547°

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

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