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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          26159.13345580 +.00000000 +00000-0 +21454-3 0 00001
2 00016  34.2649 331.2473 2017009  82.2854 300.0661 10.49593259    01
Epoch (UTC): 08 June 2026 03:12:10
Eccentricity: 0.2017009
inclination: 34.2649°
perigee height: 656 km
apogee height: 4211 km
right ascension of ascending node: 331.2473°
argument of perigee: 82.2854°
revolutions per day: 10.49593259
mean anomaly at epoch: 300.0661°

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

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