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 30.780°
Eccentricity 0.00086
RA ascending node 20.379 hr
Argument perigee 194.044°
Mean anomaly 163.677°
Orbital period 1435.967 min
Epoch of osculation 10 Jun 2025, 21:13

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 35755.0 km
Mean Altitude 35791.2 km
Peak Altitude 35827.3 km

Orbital History

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Launched alongside

DELTA 1 R/B

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42.38°N
71.11°W
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