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
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Current orbital elements

Inclination 34.255°
Eccentricity 0.18463
RA ascending node 0.583 hr
Argument perihelion 200.133°
Mean anomaly 151.591°
Orbital period 132.710 min
Epoch of osculation 20 Mar 2023, 11:12

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 656.2 km
Mean Altitude 2247.5 km
Peak Altitude 3838.7 km

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41.14°N
73.26°W
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