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 42.783°
Eccentricity 0.40136
RA ascending node 23.553 hr
Argument perigee 85.639°
Mean anomaly 327.747°
Orbital period 225.257 min
Epoch of osculation 02 Jul 2025, 18:56

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 970.3 km
Mean Altitude 5892.4 km
Peak Altitude 10814.5 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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