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(40.9104°N, 122.9517°W)
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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          26041.95117487 +.00000000 +00000-0 +95880-4 0 00001
2 00045  66.6952 334.0908 0255778 251.8812 105.4283 14.35867170    08
Epoch (UTC): 10 February 2026 22:49:41
Eccentricity: 0.0255778
inclination: 66.6952°
perigee height: 589 km
apogee height: 955 km
right ascension of ascending node: 334.0908°
argument of perigee: 251.8812°
revolutions per day: 14.35867170
mean anomaly at epoch: 105.4283°

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

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