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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          26153.89818230 +.00000000 +00000-0 +22016-3 0 00000
2 00016  34.2646 346.3814 2017175  60.1797 318.4127 10.49591345    03
Epoch (UTC): 02 June 2026 21:33:22
Eccentricity: 0.2017175
inclination: 34.2646°
perigee height: 656 km
apogee height: 4211 km
right ascension of ascending node: 346.3814°
argument of perigee: 60.1797°
revolutions per day: 10.49591345
mean anomaly at epoch: 318.4127°

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

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