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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          26087.83575065 +.00000000 +00000-0 +21436-3 0 00005
2 00047  66.6630 262.5198 0221041 198.7711 160.5153 14.45216522    00
Epoch (UTC): 28 March 2026 20:03:28
Eccentricity: 0.0221041
inclination: 66.6630°
perigee height: 584 km
apogee height: 899 km
right ascension of ascending node: 262.5198°
argument of perigee: 198.7711°
revolutions per day: 14.45216522
mean anomaly at epoch: 160.5153°

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

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