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Location: Buckeye Ditch
(40.9104°N, 122.9517°W)
Time: 09:45:09
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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          26099.66950097 +.00000000 +00000-0 +22852-3 0 00004
2 00047  66.6645 230.7158 0219896 190.1640 169.4986 14.45247426    00
Epoch (UTC): 09 April 2026 16:04:04
Eccentricity: 0.0219896
inclination: 66.6645°
perigee height: 585 km
apogee height: 898 km
right ascension of ascending node: 230.7158°
argument of perigee: 190.1640°
revolutions per day: 14.45247426
mean anomaly at epoch: 169.4986°

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

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