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 42.766°
Eccentricity 0.40148
RA ascending node 3.798 hr
Argument perigee 12.166°
Mean anomaly 159.310°
Orbital period 225.257 min
Epoch of osculation 03 May 2025, 11:47

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 968.9 km
Mean Altitude 5892.4 km
Peak Altitude 10816.0 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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