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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          26043.77828993 +.00000000 +00000-0 +49676-4 0 00004
2 00016  34.2748 304.8067 2021857 315.1500  30.2087 10.49577042    04
Epoch (UTC): 12 February 2026 18:40:44
Eccentricity: 0.2021857
inclination: 34.2748°
perigee height: 652 km
apogee height: 4215 km
right ascension of ascending node: 304.8067°
argument of perigee: 315.1500°
revolutions per day: 10.49577042
mean anomaly at epoch: 30.2087°

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

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