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(38.9356°N, 78.4524°W)
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Transit 2A - 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 00045U          26137.79283330 +.00000000 +00000-0 +36764-4 0 00006
2 00045  66.6930  80.5908 0248946 183.0897 176.8683 14.35947846    00
Epoch (UTC): 17 May 2026 19:01:40
Eccentricity: 0.0248946
inclination: 66.6930°
perigee height: 594 km
apogee height: 950 km
right ascension of ascending node: 80.5908°
argument of perigee: 183.0897°
revolutions per day: 14.35947846
mean anomaly at epoch: 176.8683°

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

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