TELSTAR 1

Launch Details
Launched 9 July 1962
Flight ended
Status Unknown
Launch site Air Force Eastern Test Range, Florida, USA
Owner United States
NORAD ID 340
COSPAR ID 1962-029A
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 44.806°
Eccentricity 0.24252
RA ascending node 7.982 hr
Argument perigee 307.025°
Mean anomaly 46.479°
Orbital period 157.741 min
Epoch of osculation 10 Sep 2025, 21:11

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 954.3 km
Mean Altitude 3299.7 km
Peak Altitude 5645.0 km

Orbital History

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Launched alongside

DELTA 1 R/B

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South El Monte

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34.05°N
118.05°W
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