Spacecraft information: TRANSIT 20 DEB

Launch Details
Launched 29 October 1973
Flight ended –
Status Unknown
Launch site Air Force Western Test Range, California, USA
Owner United States
NORAD ID 44565
COSPAR ID 1973-081E
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 89.856°
Eccentricity 0.01440
RA ascending node 17.018 hr
Argument perigee 41.994°
Mean anomaly 319.216°
Orbital period 104.720 min
Epoch of osculation 20 Dec 2025, 11:07

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 882.5 km
Mean Altitude 988.5 km
Peak Altitude 1094.4 km

Launched alongside

NNSS 20 SCOUT A-1 R/B SCOUT A-1 DEB SCOUT A-1 DEB

Orbital History

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34.05°N
118.05°W
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