TELSTAR 2

Launch Details
Launched 6 May 1963
Flight ended
Status Unknown
Launch site Air Force Eastern Test Range, Florida, USA
Owner United States
NORAD ID 573
COSPAR ID 1963-013A
Alternative names A-41
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 42.768°
Eccentricity 0.40143
RA ascending node 3.040 hr
Argument perigee 25.286°
Mean anomaly 88.860°
Orbital period 225.257 min
Epoch of osculation 14 May 2025, 06:06

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 969.5 km
Mean Altitude 5892.4 km
Peak Altitude 10815.4 km

Orbital History

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Launched alongside

DELTA 1 R/B

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42.38°N
71.11°W
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