Designation
Spacetrack catalog number
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16
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COSPAR ID
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1958-002-A
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Name in Spacetrack catalog
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VANGUARD R/B
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Satellite Details
Orbit
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650 x 4,217 km, 34.3°
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Category | Rocket body |
Country/organisation of origin | United States |
Intrinsic brightness (Magnitude) | 7.7 (at 1000km distance, 50% illuminated) | Maximum brightness (Magnitude) | 5.8 (at perigee, 100% illuminated) |
Launch
Date
(UTC)
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17 March 1958 12:15
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Launch site | Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, United States |
Launch vehicle | Vanguard |
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