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VANGUARD 1
Launch Details
Launched | 16 March 1958 |
Flight ended | – |
Status | Unknown |
Launch site | Air Force Eastern Test Range, Florida, USA |
Owner | United States |
NORAD ID | 5 |
COSPAR ID | 1958-002B |
Observing |
Current orbital elements
Inclination | 34.247° |
Eccentricity | 0.18406 |
RA ascending node | 14.782 hr |
Argument perigee | 192.627° |
Mean anomaly | 162.132° |
Orbital period | 132.681 min |
Epoch of osculation | 21 Apr 2024, 13:55 |
Derived Quantities
Min Altitude | 660.1 km |
Mean Altitude | 2246.2 km |
Peak Altitude | 3832.3 km |
Orbital History
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