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 34.254°
Eccentricity 0.18415
RA ascending node 21.897 hr
Argument perigee 340.182°
Mean anomaly 13.545°
Orbital period 132.606 min
Epoch of osculation 27 Jun 2025, 16:48

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 656.6 km
Mean Altitude 2242.9 km
Peak Altitude 3829.2 km

Orbital History

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South El Monte

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34.05°N
118.05°W
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