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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          26104.30606087 +.00000000 +00000-0 +10974-3 0 00001
2 00047  66.6648 218.2555 0219442 186.7863 173.0262 14.45252438    07
Epoch (UTC): 14 April 2026 07:20:43
Eccentricity: 0.0219442
inclination: 66.6648°
perigee height: 585 km
apogee height: 897 km
right ascension of ascending node: 218.2555°
argument of perigee: 186.7863°
revolutions per day: 14.45252438
mean anomaly at epoch: 173.0262°

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

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