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VANGUARD R/B
Launch Details
Launched | 16 March 1958 |
Flight ended | – |
Status | Unknown |
Launch site | Air Force Eastern Test Range, Florida, USA |
Owner | United States |
NORAD ID | 16 |
COSPAR ID | 1958-002A |
Observing |
Current orbital elements
Inclination | 34.280° |
Eccentricity | 0.20232 |
RA ascending node | 1.113 hr |
Argument perigee | 238.946° |
Mean anomaly | 99.700° |
Orbital period | 137.198 min |
Epoch of osculation | 14 May 2025, 23:18 |
Derived Quantities
Min Altitude | 658.0 km |
Mean Altitude | 2440.7 km |
Peak Altitude | 4223.4 km |
Orbital History
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