SYNCOM 1

Launch Details
Launched 13 February 1963
Flight ended
Status Non-operational
Launch site Air Force Eastern Test Range, Florida, USA
Owner United States
NORAD ID 553
COSPAR ID 1963-004A
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 27.570°
Eccentricity 0.07883
RA ascending node 18.749 hr
Argument perigee 188.540°
Mean anomaly 169.988°
Orbital period 1236.225 min
Epoch of osculation 30 Apr 2025, 17:11

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 28777.0 km
Mean Altitude 31784.6 km
Peak Altitude 34792.3 km

Orbital History

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DELTA 1 R/B

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41.14°N
73.26°W
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