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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          26137.80903605 +.00000000 +00000-0 +54575-4 0 00006
2 00012  32.9115 332.2783 1647105 304.3055  41.2187 11.48609206    08
Epoch (UTC): 17 May 2026 19:25:00
Eccentricity: 0.1647105
inclination: 32.9115°
perigee height: 553 km
apogee height: 3286 km
right ascension of ascending node: 332.2783°
argument of perigee: 304.3055°
revolutions per day: 11.48609206
mean anomaly at epoch: 41.2187°

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

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