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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          26049.01445661 +.00000000 +00000-0 +60107-4 0 00006
2 00016  34.2686 289.6660 2021323 337.2610  14.9510 10.49577377    00
Epoch (UTC): 18 February 2026 00:20:49
Eccentricity: 0.2021323
inclination: 34.2686°
perigee height: 652 km
apogee height: 4215 km
right ascension of ascending node: 289.6660°
argument of perigee: 337.2610°
revolutions per day: 10.49577377
mean anomaly at epoch: 14.9510°

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

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