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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          26133.14395147 +.00000000 +00000-0 -11843-4 0 00001
2 00016  34.2698  46.3903 2018418 332.5235  18.1434 10.49588387    07
Epoch (UTC): 13 May 2026 03:27:17
Eccentricity: 0.2018418
inclination: 34.2698°
perigee height: 655 km
apogee height: 4212 km
right ascension of ascending node: 46.3903°
argument of perigee: 332.5235°
revolutions per day: 10.49588387
mean anomaly at epoch: 18.1434°

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

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