VANGUARD 1

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VANGUARD 1 is classified as:

• Space & Earth Science

NORAD ID: 5
Int'l Code: 1958-002B
Perigee: 658.8 km
Apogee: 3,835.6 km
Inclination: 34.3 °
Period: 132.7 minutes
Semi major axis: 8618 km
RCS: 0.118 m² (medium)
Launch date: March 17, 1958
Source: United States (US)
Launch site: AIR FORCE EASTERN TEST RANGE (AFETR)

Vanguard 1 was a small earth-orbiting satellite designed to test the launch capabilities of a three-stage launch vehicle and the effects of the environment on a satellite and its systems in Earth orbit. It also was used to obtain geodetic measurements through orbit analysis.

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1 00005U 58002B   23335.27774442  .00000666  00000-0  82667-3 0  9993
2 00005  34.2604 300.2997 1843115 271.7817  67.3740 10.85124451342313

Source of the keplerian elements: Caltech