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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          26019.31331428 +.00000000 +00000-0 +14284-3 0 00007
2 00045  66.6936  33.9647 0256393 267.9407  89.2317 14.35831160    04
Epoch (UTC): 19 January 2026 07:31:10
Eccentricity: 0.0256393
inclination: 66.6936°
perigee height: 589 km
apogee height: 956 km
right ascension of ascending node: 33.9647°
argument of perigee: 267.9407°
revolutions per day: 14.35831160
mean anomaly at epoch: 89.2317°

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

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