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 45.245°
Eccentricity 0.33885
RA ascending node 7.979 hr
Argument perigee 86.992°
Mean anomaly 0.752°
Orbital period 6487.660 min
Epoch of osculation 26 Apr 2024, 23:42

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 69811.4 km
Mean Altitude 108855.5 km
Peak Altitude 147899.5 km

Orbital History

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Launched alongside

ERS 12 VELA 1

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34.05°N
118.24°W
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