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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          26129.92229096 +.00000000 +00000-0 +36722-4 0 00005
2 00045  66.6917 101.4082 0249728 188.8205 170.8471 14.35945359    02
Epoch (UTC): 09 May 2026 22:08:05
Eccentricity: 0.0249728
inclination: 66.6917°
perigee height: 593 km
apogee height: 950 km
right ascension of ascending node: 101.4082°
argument of perigee: 188.8205°
revolutions per day: 14.35945359
mean anomaly at epoch: 170.8471°

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

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