Spacecraft information: 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 44.802°
Eccentricity 0.24289
RA ascending node 18.182 hr
Argument perigee 192.799°
Mean anomaly 328.842°
Orbital period 157.740 min
Epoch of osculation 12 Jul 2026, 14:33

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 950.7 km
Mean Altitude 3299.6 km
Peak Altitude 5648.5 km

Launched alongside

DELTA 1 R/B

Orbital History

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South El Monte

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34.05°N
118.05°W
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