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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          26131.31530818 +.00000000 +00000-0 +33058-4 0 00007
2 00045  66.6920  97.7237 0249584 187.8078 171.9110 14.35945741    09
Epoch (UTC): 11 May 2026 07:34:02
Eccentricity: 0.0249584
inclination: 66.6920°
perigee height: 593 km
apogee height: 950 km
right ascension of ascending node: 97.7237°
argument of perigee: 187.8078°
revolutions per day: 14.35945741
mean anomaly at epoch: 171.9110°

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

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