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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          26133.37071161 +.00000000 +00000-0 +51871-4 0 00001
2 00047  66.6624 140.1455 0216508 165.4262 195.3225 14.45279886    02
Epoch (UTC): 13 May 2026 08:53:49
Eccentricity: 0.0216508
inclination: 66.6624°
perigee height: 587 km
apogee height: 895 km
right ascension of ascending node: 140.1455°
argument of perigee: 165.4262°
revolutions per day: 14.45279886
mean anomaly at epoch: 195.3225°

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

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