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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          26017.93768563 +.00000000 +00000-0 +16080-3 0 00005
2 00047  66.6647  90.3620 0226031 248.9796 108.7001 14.45109079    04
Epoch (UTC): 17 January 2026 22:30:16
Eccentricity: 0.0226031
inclination: 66.6647°
perigee height: 581 km
apogee height: 903 km
right ascension of ascending node: 90.3620°
argument of perigee: 248.9796°
revolutions per day: 14.45109079
mean anomaly at epoch: 108.7001°

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

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