VANGUARD R/B

Launch Details
Launched 16 February 1959
Flight ended
Status Unknown
Launch site Air Force Eastern Test Range, Florida, USA
Owner United States
NORAD ID 12
COSPAR ID 1959-001B
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 32.895°
Eccentricity 0.16493
RA ascending node 12.402 hr
Argument perigee 160.147°
Mean anomaly 207.178°
Orbital period 125.466 min
Epoch of osculation 15 May 2025, 11:54

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 561.6 km
Mean Altitude 1930.9 km
Peak Altitude 3300.2 km

Orbital History

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41.14°N
73.26°W
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