Spacecraft information: ALOUETTE 2

Launch Details
Launched 28 November 1965
Flight ended –
Status Unknown
Launch site Air Force Western Test Range, California, USA
Owner Canada
NORAD ID 1804
COSPAR ID 1965-098A
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 79.799°
Eccentricity 0.13305
RA ascending node 21.144 hr
Argument perigee 329.062°
Mean anomaly 23.819°
Orbital period 117.234 min
Epoch of osculation 30 Apr 2026, 14:22

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 507.9 km
Mean Altitude 1563.7 km
Peak Altitude 2619.4 km

Launched alongside

EXPLORER 31 THOR AGENA B R/B THOR AGENA B DEB THOR AGENA B DEB THOR AGENA B DEB THOR AGENA B DEB THOR AGENA B DEB THOR AGENA B DEB ALOUETTE 2 DEB ALOUETTE 2 DEB

Orbital History

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34.05°N
118.05°W
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