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 45.573°
Eccentricity 0.36304
RA ascending node 7.860 hr
Argument perigee 85.680°
Mean anomaly 359.750°
Orbital period 6487.613 min
Epoch of osculation 17 Jul 2024, 00:47

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 67023.4 km
Mean Altitude 108854.9 km
Peak Altitude 150686.4 km

Orbital History

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Launched alongside

ERS 12 VELA 1

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41.14°N
73.26°W
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