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(17.2661°S, 145.4859°E)
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Transit 2A Rocket - 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 00047U          26156.82972031 +.00000000 +00000-0 +10609-3 0 00005
2 00047  66.6651  77.0994 0214308 147.9317 213.5040 14.45296106    02
Epoch (UTC): 05 June 2026 19:54:47
Eccentricity: 0.0214308
inclination: 66.6651°
perigee height: 588 km
apogee height: 894 km
right ascension of ascending node: 77.0994°
argument of perigee: 147.9317°
revolutions per day: 14.45296106
mean anomaly at epoch: 213.5040°

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

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