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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          26047.14311028 +.00000000 +00000-0 +10717-3 0 00002
2 00047  66.6657  11.8756 0224296 228.1460 130.0313 14.45170046    08
Epoch (UTC): 16 February 2026 03:26:04
Eccentricity: 0.0224296
inclination: 66.6657°
perigee height: 582 km
apogee height: 901 km
right ascension of ascending node: 11.8756°
argument of perigee: 228.1460°
revolutions per day: 14.45170046
mean anomaly at epoch: 130.0313°

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

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