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 46.639°
Eccentricity 0.46281
RA ascending node 7.353 hr
Argument perigee 83.435°
Mean anomaly 0.728°
Orbital period 6488.795 min
Epoch of osculation 05 May 2025, 15:13

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 55534.5 km
Mean Altitude 108868.9 km
Peak Altitude 162203.3 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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