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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          26048.31961317 +.00000000 +00000-0 +10217-3 0 00009
2 00047  66.6658   8.7140 0224254 227.3072 130.8957 14.45171202    02
Epoch (UTC): 17 February 2026 07:40:14
Eccentricity: 0.0224254
inclination: 66.6658°
perigee height: 582 km
apogee height: 901 km
right ascension of ascending node: 8.7140°
argument of perigee: 227.3072°
revolutions per day: 14.45171202
mean anomaly at epoch: 130.8957°

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

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