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 0.01428
RA ascending node 17.001 hr
Argument perigee 351.974°
Mean anomaly 7.914°
Orbital period 104.717 min
Epoch of osculation 06 Jan 2026, 04:46

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 883.2 km
Mean Altitude 988.3 km
Peak Altitude 1093.4 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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