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

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 515.2 km
Mean Altitude 1869.2 km
Peak Altitude 3223.2 km

Orbital History

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41.14°N
73.26°W
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