Spacecraft information: 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 26.938°
Eccentricity 0.07989
RA ascending node 18.337 hr
Argument perigee 198.049°
Mean anomaly 158.942°
Orbital period 1236.218 min
Epoch of osculation 25 Feb 2026, 03:55

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 28736.2 km
Mean Altitude 31784.5 km
Peak Altitude 34832.7 km

Launched alongside

DELTA 1 R/B

Orbital History

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South El Monte

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34.05°N
118.05°W
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