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Vanguard 2 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 00012U          26088.16615596 +.00000000 +00000-0 +29381-3 0 00005
2 00012  32.8953 147.2493 1646093  41.3869 330.0385 11.48582051    02
Epoch (UTC): 29 March 2026 03:59:15
Eccentricity: 0.1646093
inclination: 32.8953°
perigee height: 554 km
apogee height: 3286 km
right ascension of ascending node: 147.2493°
argument of perigee: 41.3869°
revolutions per day: 11.48582051
mean anomaly at epoch: 330.0385°

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

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