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 42.772°
Eccentricity 0.40090
RA ascending node 1.211 hr
Argument perigee 112.183°
Mean anomaly 25.293°
Orbital period 225.256 min
Epoch of osculation 16 May 2026, 08:46

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 976.0 km
Mean Altitude 5892.4 km
Peak Altitude 10808.8 km

Launched alongside

DELTA 1 R/B

Orbital History

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42.38°N
71.11°W
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