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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          26019.12946448 +.00000000 +00000-0 -10167-3 0 00005
2 00016  34.2742  16.0565 2022591 211.1301 135.2223 10.49574115    09
Epoch (UTC): 19 January 2026 03:06:25
Eccentricity: 0.2022591
inclination: 34.2742°
perigee height: 651 km
apogee height: 4216 km
right ascension of ascending node: 16.0565°
argument of perigee: 211.1301°
revolutions per day: 10.49574115
mean anomaly at epoch: 135.2223°

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

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