VANGUARD 1, 5
Orbit data source: Space-Track
VANGUARD 1, 5 is a payload satellite owned by NRL (US) that was launched on Mon, 17 Mar 1958 UTC via a VANGUARD launch vehicle from the Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.
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VANGUARD 1 details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | Active |
| Last TLE update | 9 hours ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | NRL |
| Mission status | Unknown |
| Mission | Civil Technology |
| Bus & Motor | NRL 6", Unknown motor |
| Mass | 2 kg wet, 2 kg dry |
| Launch date (UTC) | |
| Launch vehicle | |
| Launch site | |
| Object type | Payload Rocket body Debris |
| Radar Cross Section | 0.11 m², Small (<0.1 m²) |
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TLE from 9 hours ago
0 VANGUARD 1
1 00005U 58002B 24251.81564147 .00001913 00000-0 24265-2 0 9995
2 00005 34.2434 152.3625 1843312 99.8384 281.4169 10.85615383372906Epoch: 2024-09-07T19:34Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-09-07T19:34:31.422Z)
| Latitude | -0° |
| Longitude | -128.63684° |
| Altitude | 2,212.747 km |
| Speed | 6.823 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 10h 09m 26s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Predictive object data (real-time)
| Latitude | 33.55267° |
| Longitude | -25.49394° |
| Altitude | 650.045 km |
| Speed | 8.202 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 13h 38m 09s |
| Apparent Declination | -2° 08' 59" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Predictive observer data (real-time)
| Local Sidereal Time | 21:04:40 |
| Azimuth | 282.595° WNW |
| Elevation | -17.852° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee | 3,828.918 km |
| Perigee | 651.633 km |
| Semi-major axis | 8,618.413 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.1843312 |
| Inclination | 34.2434° |
| RAAN | 152.3625° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 99.8384° |
| True anomaly | 260.22102° |
| Mean anomaly | 281.4169° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 270.85668° |
| Mean motion | 2.7127 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.0024265 |
| Period | 132.71 mins |
No data available
Other satellites on launch #2 in the year 1958 (1958-03-17 UTC)
| VANGUARD R/B, 16 |
| VANGUARD 1, 5 |
| VANGUARD DEB, 1576 |
VANGUARD 1 Visibility forecast
Observer location: 39.9160978°, -105.1181434
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