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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          26039.23465435 +.00000000 +00000-0 +12355-3 0 00003
2 00045  66.6950 341.2749 0255912 253.8061 103.4743 14.35864781    01
Epoch (UTC): 08 February 2026 05:37:54
Eccentricity: 0.0255912
inclination: 66.6950°
perigee height: 589 km
apogee height: 955 km
right ascension of ascending node: 341.2749°
argument of perigee: 253.8061°
revolutions per day: 14.35864781
mean anomaly at epoch: 103.4743°

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

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