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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          26050.10071470 +.00000000 +00000-0 +73046-4 0 00009
2 00045  66.6943 312.5372 0255461 246.0816 111.3337 14.35873242    06
Epoch (UTC): 19 February 2026 02:25:01
Eccentricity: 0.0255461
inclination: 66.6943°
perigee height: 590 km
apogee height: 955 km
right ascension of ascending node: 312.5372°
argument of perigee: 246.0816°
revolutions per day: 14.35873242
mean anomaly at epoch: 111.3337°

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

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