Spacecraft information: VANGUARD DEB

Launch Details
Launched 16 March 1958
Flight ended
Status Unknown
Launch site Air Force Eastern Test Range, Florida, USA
Owner United States
NORAD ID 1576
COSPAR ID 1958-002C
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 34.220°
Eccentricity 0.13847
RA ascending node 16.358 hr
Argument perigee 14.568°
Mean anomaly 349.100°
Orbital period 121.791 min
Epoch of osculation 01 Feb 2026, 15:03

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 641.0 km
Mean Altitude 1768.0 km
Peak Altitude 2895.0 km

Launched alongside

VANGUARD 1 VANGUARD R/B

Orbital History

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South El Monte

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Longitude:
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34.05°N
118.05°W
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