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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          26134.95283191 +.00000000 +00000-0 +22469-5 0 00002
2 00016  34.2687  41.1605 2018246 340.1616  13.0303 10.49588360    04
Epoch (UTC): 14 May 2026 22:52:04
Eccentricity: 0.2018246
inclination: 34.2687°
perigee height: 655 km
apogee height: 4212 km
right ascension of ascending node: 41.1605°
argument of perigee: 340.1616°
revolutions per day: 10.49588360
mean anomaly at epoch: 13.0303°

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

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