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 27.982°
Eccentricity 0.55787
RA ascending node 3.055 hr
Argument perigee 215.352°
Mean anomaly 0.092°
Orbital period 6531.745 min
Epoch of osculation 19 Aug 2025, 13:14

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 44805.1 km
Mean Altitude 109376.9 km
Peak Altitude 173948.6 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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