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 44.800°
Eccentricity 0.24254
RA ascending node 19.497 hr
Argument perigee 147.137°
Mean anomaly 14.630°
Orbital period 157.742 min
Epoch of osculation 20 Dec 2025, 13:01

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 954.2 km
Mean Altitude 3299.7 km
Peak Altitude 5645.2 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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