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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          26044.77401536 +.00000000 +00000-0 +35368-3 0 00003
2 00012  32.9006 300.1845 1646772 171.5778 191.6410 11.48533378    00
Epoch (UTC): 13 February 2026 18:34:34
Eccentricity: 0.1646772
inclination: 32.9006°
perigee height: 553 km
apogee height: 3286 km
right ascension of ascending node: 300.1845°
argument of perigee: 171.5778°
revolutions per day: 11.48533378
mean anomaly at epoch: 191.6410°

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

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