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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          26129.77226005 +.00000000 +00000-0 +56601-4 0 00005
2 00047  66.6625 149.8168 0216859 168.0920 192.5435 14.45278112    02
Epoch (UTC): 09 May 2026 18:32:03
Eccentricity: 0.0216859
inclination: 66.6625°
perigee height: 587 km
apogee height: 896 km
right ascension of ascending node: 149.8168°
argument of perigee: 168.0920°
revolutions per day: 14.45278112
mean anomaly at epoch: 192.5435°

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

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