SYNCOM 3

Launch Details
Launched 18 August 1964
Flight ended
Status Non-operational
Launch site Air Force Eastern Test Range, Florida, USA
Owner United States
NORAD ID 858
COSPAR ID 1964-047A
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 6.097°
Eccentricity 0.00034
RA ascending node 4.541 hr
Argument perigee 136.181°
Mean anomaly 125.191°
Orbital period 1435.497 min
Epoch of osculation 27 Jun 2025, 04:41

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 35767.7 km
Mean Altitude 35782.0 km
Peak Altitude 35796.3 km

Orbital History

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Launched alongside

DELTA 1 R/B

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South El Monte

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34.05°N
118.05°W
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