OAO 2

Launch Details
Launched 6 December 1968
Flight ended
Status Unknown
Category Assorted bright
Launch site Air Force Eastern Test Range, Florida, USA
Owner United States
NORAD ID 3597
COSPAR ID 1968-110A
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 34.993°
Eccentricity 0.00061
RA ascending node 14.813 hr
Argument perigee 300.469°
Mean anomaly 59.539°
Orbital period 99.502 min
Epoch of osculation 08 Nov 2025, 10:19

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 737.6 km
Mean Altitude 741.9 km
Peak Altitude 746.3 km

Orbital History

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Launched alongside

ATLAS CENTAUR R/B

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42.38°N
71.11°W
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