Spacecraft information: 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 42.761°
Eccentricity 0.40177
RA ascending node 12.167 hr
Argument perigee 282.593°
Mean anomaly 60.324°
Orbital period 225.259 min
Epoch of osculation 11 Dec 2025, 13:51

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 965.4 km
Mean Altitude 5892.5 km
Peak Altitude 10819.6 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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