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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          26133.89548552 +.00000000 +00000-0 +46401-4 0 00006
2 00012  32.9140 346.0679 1647176 283.5885  58.7124 11.48608551    06
Epoch (UTC): 13 May 2026 21:29:29
Eccentricity: 0.1647176
inclination: 32.9140°
perigee height: 553 km
apogee height: 3286 km
right ascension of ascending node: 346.0679°
argument of perigee: 283.5885°
revolutions per day: 11.48608551
mean anomaly at epoch: 58.7124°

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

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