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VANGUARD 3
Launch Details
Launched | 17 September 1959 |
Flight ended | – |
Status | Unknown |
Launch site | Air Force Eastern Test Range, Florida, USA |
Owner | United States |
NORAD ID | 20 |
COSPAR ID | 1959-007A |
Observing |
Current orbital elements
Inclination | 33.346° |
Eccentricity | 0.16591 |
RA ascending node | 13.091 hr |
Argument perihelion | 206.022° |
Mean anomaly | 144.681° |
Orbital period | 124.449 min |
Epoch of osculation | 20 Mar 2023, 10:10 |
Derived Quantities
Min Altitude | 516.1 km |
Mean Altitude | 1886.0 km |
Peak Altitude | 3255.9 km |
Orbital History
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