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 34.283°
Eccentricity 0.20234
RA ascending node 23.903 hr
Argument perigee 265.452°
Mean anomaly 71.372°
Orbital period 137.198 min
Epoch of osculation 21 May 2025, 06:02

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 657.8 km
Mean Altitude 2440.7 km
Peak Altitude 4223.6 km

Orbital History

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Launched alongside

VANGUARD 1 VANGUARD DEB

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42.38°N
71.11°W
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