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
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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

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 516.1 km
Mean Altitude 1886.0 km
Peak Altitude 3255.9 km

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32.72°N
117.16°W
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