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Transit 2A - 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 00045U          26104.22102389 +.00000000 +00000-0 +61864-4 0 00001
2 00045  66.6928 169.3900 0252083 207.3881 151.3747 14.35933322    08
Epoch (UTC): 14 April 2026 05:18:16
Eccentricity: 0.0252083
inclination: 66.6928°
perigee height: 592 km
apogee height: 952 km
right ascension of ascending node: 169.3900°
argument of perigee: 207.3881°
revolutions per day: 14.35933322
mean anomaly at epoch: 151.3747°

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

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