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 18.347°
Eccentricity 0.59530
RA ascending node 2.396 hr
Argument perigee 214.438°
Mean anomaly 0.138°
Orbital period 6499.673 min
Epoch of osculation 07 Jul 2024, 18:29

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 40318.5 km
Mean Altitude 108997.7 km
Peak Altitude 177676.8 km

Orbital History

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Launched alongside

VELA 2 ERS 12

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41.14°N
73.26°W
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