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
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Current orbital elements

Inclination 34.263°
Eccentricity 0.20255
RA ascending node 7.676 hr
Argument perihelion 180.863°
Mean anomaly 178.804°
Orbital period 137.297 min
Epoch of osculation 25 Mar 2023, 10:32

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 659.3 km
Mean Altitude 2444.9 km
Peak Altitude 4230.6 km

Orbital History

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VANGUARD 1 VANGUARD DEB

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41.14°N
73.26°W
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