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 15.916°
Eccentricity 0.59210
RA ascending node 2.061 hr
Argument perigee 217.312°
Mean anomaly 357.974°
Orbital period 6518.722 min
Epoch of osculation 30 Mar 2024, 05:34

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 40779.6 km
Mean Altitude 109223.0 km
Peak Altitude 177666.3 km

Orbital History

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Launched alongside

VELA 2 ERS 12

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42.38°N
71.11°W
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