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 27.460°
Eccentricity 0.07920
RA ascending node 18.679 hr
Argument perigee 190.242°
Mean anomaly 168.098°
Orbital period 1236.218 min
Epoch of osculation 21 Jun 2025, 05:19

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 28762.6 km
Mean Altitude 31784.5 km
Peak Altitude 34806.4 km

Orbital History

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Launched alongside

DELTA 1 R/B

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South El Monte

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34.05°N
118.05°W
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