VANGUARD 2

Launch Details
Launched 16 February 1959
Flight ended
Status Unknown
Launch site Air Force Eastern Test Range, Florida, USA
Owner United States
NORAD ID 11
COSPAR ID 1959-001A
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Current orbital elements

Inclination 32.866°
Eccentricity 0.14621
RA ascending node 15.777 hr
Argument perihelion 173.366°
Mean anomaly 188.877°
Orbital period 121.334 min
Epoch of osculation 20 Mar 2023, 11:20

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 560.6 km
Mean Altitude 1747.6 km
Peak Altitude 2934.6 km

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39.04°N
77.49°W
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