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(40.9104°N, 122.9517°W)
Time: 04:19:55
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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          26102.49914954 +.00000000 +00000-0 +86543-4 0 00006
2 00016  34.2631 134.9732 2019039 203.1715 146.3587 10.49583754    00
Epoch (UTC): 12 April 2026 11:58:46
Eccentricity: 0.2019039
inclination: 34.2631°
perigee height: 654 km
apogee height: 4213 km
right ascension of ascending node: 134.9732°
argument of perigee: 203.1715°
revolutions per day: 10.49583754
mean anomaly at epoch: 146.3587°

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

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