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VANGUARD 3

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VANGUARD 3 is classified as:


NORAD ID: 20
Int'l Code: 1959-007A
Perigee: 514.3 km
Apogee: 3,213.3 km
Inclination: 33.3 °
Period: 123.9 minutes
Semi major axis: 8234 km
RCS: 0.654 m2 (medium)
Launch date: September 18, 1959
Source: United States (US)
Launch site: AIR FORCE EASTERN TEST RANGE (AFETR)
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NASA's NSSDC Master Catalog

Two Line Element Set (TLE):
1 00020U 59007A   26027.46836163  .00001891  00000-0  75949-3 0  9993
2 00020  33.3438  53.5607 1638738  19.1870 346.3743 11.61776534468241
Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC