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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          26037.38501782 +.00000000 +00000-0 +18036-3 0 00007
2 00047  66.6645  38.0994 0225022 235.1266 122.8504 14.45158426    09
Epoch (UTC): 06 February 2026 09:14:25
Eccentricity: 0.0225022
inclination: 66.6645°
perigee height: 581 km
apogee height: 902 km
right ascension of ascending node: 38.0994°
argument of perigee: 235.1266°
revolutions per day: 14.45158426
mean anomaly at epoch: 122.8504°

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

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