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 33.350°
Eccentricity 0.16425
RA ascending node 6.643 hr
Argument perigee 318.383°
Mean anomaly 30.251°
Orbital period 124.061 min
Epoch of osculation 28 Jun 2025, 10:16

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 515.4 km
Mean Altitude 1868.8 km
Peak Altitude 3222.2 km

Orbital History

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South El Monte

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34.05°N
118.05°W
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