VELA 2

Launch Details
Launched 16 October 1963
Flight ended –
Status Unknown
Launch site Air Force Eastern Test Range, Florida, USA
Owner United States
NORAD ID 674
COSPAR ID 1963-039A
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 46.768°
Eccentricity 0.47562
RA ascending node 7.288 hr
Argument perigee 83.397°
Mean anomaly 0.151°
Orbital period 6485.596 min
Epoch of osculation 10 Jun 2025, 15:43

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 54038.7 km
Mean Altitude 108831.0 km
Peak Altitude 163623.3 km

Orbital History

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Launched alongside

ERS 12 VELA 1

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South El Monte

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34.05°N
118.05°W
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