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Transit 2A 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 00047U          26128.18063581 +.00000000 +00000-0 +64220-4 0 00003
2 00047  66.6628 154.0945 0217027 169.2696 191.3155 14.45277233    06
Epoch (UTC): 08 May 2026 04:20:06
Eccentricity: 0.0217027
inclination: 66.6628°
perigee height: 587 km
apogee height: 896 km
right ascension of ascending node: 154.0945°
argument of perigee: 169.2696°
revolutions per day: 14.45277233
mean anomaly at epoch: 191.3155°

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

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