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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          26039.20886627 +.00000000 +00000-0 +40694-4 0 00006
2 00016  34.2795 318.0155 2022197 295.8636  44.7422 10.49576853    05
Epoch (UTC): 08 February 2026 05:00:46
Eccentricity: 0.2022197
inclination: 34.2795°
perigee height: 652 km
apogee height: 4215 km
right ascension of ascending node: 318.0155°
argument of perigee: 295.8636°
revolutions per day: 10.49576853
mean anomaly at epoch: 44.7422°

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

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