VELA 1

Launch Details
Launched 16 October 1963
Flight ended –
Status Unknown
Launch site Air Force Eastern Test Range, Florida, USA
Owner United States
NORAD ID 692
COSPAR ID 1963-039C
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 26.419°
Eccentricity 0.56150
RA ascending node 2.995 hr
Argument perigee 214.104°
Mean anomaly 359.847°
Orbital period 6531.375 min
Epoch of osculation 16 Jun 2025, 23:56

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 44382.9 km
Mean Altitude 109372.5 km
Peak Altitude 174362.1 km

Orbital History

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Launched alongside

VELA 2 ERS 12

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South El Monte

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34.05°N
118.05°W
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