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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          26048.72884064 +.00000000 +00000-0 +53944-4 0 00008
2 00016  34.2689 290.4918 2021380 336.0544  15.7573 10.49577334    06
Epoch (UTC): 17 February 2026 17:29:31
Eccentricity: 0.2021380
inclination: 34.2689°
perigee height: 652 km
apogee height: 4215 km
right ascension of ascending node: 290.4918°
argument of perigee: 336.0544°
revolutions per day: 10.49577334
mean anomaly at epoch: 15.7573°

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

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