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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          26074.71838789 +.00000000 +00000-0 -35263-4 0 00004
2 00016  34.2590 215.3171 2020291  85.8250 296.9120 10.49580628    08
Epoch (UTC): 15 March 2026 17:14:28
Eccentricity: 0.2020291
inclination: 34.2590°
perigee height: 653 km
apogee height: 4214 km
right ascension of ascending node: 215.3171°
argument of perigee: 85.8250°
revolutions per day: 10.49580628
mean anomaly at epoch: 296.9120°

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

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