Spacecraft information: 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 30.102°
Eccentricity 0.00062
RA ascending node 20.082 hr
Argument perigee 197.737°
Mean anomaly 96.849°
Orbital period 1436.341 min
Epoch of osculation 22 Apr 2026, 20:59

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 35772.4 km
Mean Altitude 35798.5 km
Peak Altitude 35824.6 km

Launched alongside

DELTA 1 R/B

Orbital History

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South El Monte

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34.05°N
118.05°W
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