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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 | 34.263° |
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 |
Derived Quantities
Min Altitude | 659.3 km |
Mean Altitude | 2444.9 km |
Peak Altitude | 4230.6 km |
Orbital History
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