SYNCOM 2

Launch Details
Launched 25 July 1963
Flight ended
Status Non-operational
Launch site Air Force Eastern Test Range, Florida, USA
Owner United States
NORAD ID 634
COSPAR ID 1963-031A
Alternative names A 26
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 30.614°
Eccentricity 0.00091
RA ascending node 20.306 hr
Argument perigee 203.165°
Mean anomaly 198.003°
Orbital period 1436.160 min
Epoch of osculation 27 Aug 2025, 18:55

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 35756.7 km
Mean Altitude 35795.0 km
Peak Altitude 35833.2 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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