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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          26161.13218272 +.00000000 +00000-0 +15595-3 0 00000
2 00016  34.2647 325.4698 2016970  90.7251 292.3282 10.49593622    00
Epoch (UTC): 10 June 2026 03:10:20
Eccentricity: 0.2016970
inclination: 34.2647°
perigee height: 656 km
apogee height: 4211 km
right ascension of ascending node: 325.4698°
argument of perigee: 90.7251°
revolutions per day: 10.49593622
mean anomaly at epoch: 292.3282°

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

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