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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 | 33.342° |
Eccentricity | 0.16431 |
RA ascending node | 17.173 hr |
Argument perigee | 83.205° |
Mean anomaly | 295.197° |
Orbital period | 124.069 min |
Epoch of osculation | 15 May 2025, 11:10 |
Derived Quantities
Min Altitude | 515.2 km |
Mean Altitude | 1869.2 km |
Peak Altitude | 3223.2 km |
Orbital History
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