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 28.847°
Eccentricity 0.07580
RA ascending node 19.570 hr
Argument perigee 168.767°
Mean anomaly 193.072°
Orbital period 1236.217 min
Epoch of osculation 25 Aug 2023, 02:05

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 28892.2 km
Mean Altitude 31784.5 km
Peak Altitude 34676.7 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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