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 | 23 hours ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | NRL |
| 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 |
| Shape & HBR | Sphere, 0.16 m |
| Radar Cross Section | 0.020 m², Small (<0.1 m²) |
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TLE from 23 hours ago
0 VANGUARD 1
1 5U 58002B 24291.36630376 .00001318 00000-0 16245-2 0 9995
2 5 34.2632 30.3279 1843960 278.0667 61.5793 10.85724079377290Epoch: 2024-10-17T08:47Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-10-17T08:47:28.644Z)
| Latitude | -0.00001° |
| Longitude | -127.89288° |
| Altitude | 1,734.678 km |
| Speed | 7.213 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 02h 01m 18s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch |
Predictive object data (real-time)
| Latitude | 32.05742° |
| Longitude | -17.17266° |
| Altitude | 3,805.486 km |
| Speed | 5.663 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 11h 08m 01s |
| Apparent Declination | 6° 53' 26" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Predictive observer data (real-time)
| Local Sidereal Time | 02:30:03 |
| Azimuth | 57.019° ENE |
| Elevation | -24.035° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee | 3,828.793 km |
| Perigee | 650.604 km |
| Semi-major axis | 8,617.835 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.184396 |
| Inclination | 34.2632° |
| RAAN | 30.3279° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 278.0667° |
| True anomaly | 81.99366° |
| Mean anomaly | 61.5793° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 71.60455° |
| Mean motion | 2.71298 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.0016245 |
| Period | 132.7 mins |
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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
Span | Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order | Start Az. | Max El. time (UTC) | Max El. Az. | Max El. | End time (UTC) | End Az. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32 mins | 2024-10-18 09:12:21.658Z | 209.665° SW | 2024-10-18 09:25:21.658Z | 140.375° SSE | 35.622° | 2024-10-18 09:44:21.658Z | 81.224° E |
| 40 mins | 2024-10-18 11:32:21.658Z | 246.862° WSW | 2024-10-18 11:49:21.658Z | 164.94° S | 43.505° | 2024-10-18 12:12:21.658Z | 90.648° ESE |
| 41 mins | 2024-10-18 13:56:21.658Z | 269.337° W | 2024-10-18 14:16:21.658Z | 188.771° SSW | 43.456° | 2024-10-18 14:37:21.658Z | 114.104° SE |
| 36 mins | 2024-10-18 16:21:21.658Z | 278.143° WNW | 2024-10-18 16:41:21.658Z | 216.557° SW | 36.208° | 2024-10-18 16:57:21.658Z | 150.508° SSE |
| 17 mins | 2024-10-18 18:54:21.658Z | 261.402° W | 2024-10-18 19:03:21.658Z | 234.376° WSW | 15.671° | 2024-10-18 19:11:21.658Z | 205.15° SW |
| 17 mins | 2024-10-19 07:17:21.658Z | 158.602° S | 2024-10-19 07:23:21.658Z | 127.973° SE | 18.738° | 2024-10-19 07:34:21.658Z | 89.717° E |