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Vanguard 1 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 00016U          26087.27932528 +.00000000 +00000-0 +32492-4 0 00005
2 00016  34.2581 178.9925 2019413 138.8704 238.3080 10.49580969    09
Epoch (UTC): 28 March 2026 06:42:13
Eccentricity: 0.2019413
inclination: 34.2581°
perigee height: 654 km
apogee height: 4213 km
right ascension of ascending node: 178.9925°
argument of perigee: 138.8704°
revolutions per day: 10.49580969
mean anomaly at epoch: 238.3080°

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

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