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Vanguard TV4 clamp - 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 01576U          26087.01821927 +.00000000 +00000-0 +23720-2 0 00001
2 01576  34.2296  46.6223 1380234 305.1983  42.6873 11.82564286    03
Epoch (UTC): 28 March 2026 00:26:14
Eccentricity: 0.1380234
inclination: 34.2296°
perigee height: 637 km
apogee height: 2883 km
right ascension of ascending node: 46.6223°
argument of perigee: 305.1983°
revolutions per day: 11.82564286
mean anomaly at epoch: 42.6873°

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

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