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 42.767°
Eccentricity 0.40119
RA ascending node 19.677 hr
Argument perigee 152.707°
Mean anomaly 7.036°
Orbital period 225.258 min
Epoch of osculation 26 Aug 2025, 20:51

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 972.5 km
Mean Altitude 5892.5 km
Peak Altitude 10812.5 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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