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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          26037.28432935 +.00000000 +00000-0 +14164-3 0 00005
2 00045  66.6950 346.4331 0255983 255.1923 102.0694 14.35862845    04
Epoch (UTC): 06 February 2026 06:49:26
Eccentricity: 0.0255983
inclination: 66.6950°
perigee height: 589 km
apogee height: 955 km
right ascension of ascending node: 346.4331°
argument of perigee: 255.1923°
revolutions per day: 14.35862845
mean anomaly at epoch: 102.0694°

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

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