VANGUARD 1, 5
Orbit data source: Space-Track
VANGUARD 1, 5 is a payload satellite owned by NRL (US) in LEO 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 | LEO |
| Last TLE update | 21 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 21 hours ago
0 VANGUARD 1
1 00005U 58002B 25001.72024260 .00000816 00000-0 99556-3 0 9993
2 00005 34.2564 154.6883 1843189 262.2564 76.5981 10.85835174385506Epoch: 2025-01-01T17:17Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-01-01T17:17:08.96Z)
| Latitude | -0.00005° |
| Longitude | 153.79142° |
| Altitude | 2,156.206 km |
| Speed | 6.868 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 10h 18m 45s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | -4.53955° |
| Longitude | -22.28191° |
| Altitude | 1,642.922 km |
| Speed | 7.29 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 23h 58m 57s |
| Apparent Declination | -22° 22' 47" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 14:23:05 |
| Azimuth | 70.955° E |
| Elevation | -54.868° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 3,827.433 km |
| Perigee altitude | 650.79 km |
| Semi-major axis | 8,617.249 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.1843189 |
| Inclination | 34.2564° |
| RAAN | 154.6883° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 262.2564° |
| True anomaly | 97.80307° |
| Mean anomaly | 76.5981° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 87.14569° |
| Mean motion | 2.71325 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.00099556 |
| Orbital period | 132.68 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: undefined°, undefined
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. |
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| 42 mins | 2025-01-02 15:40:38.121Z | 257.12° W | 2025-01-02 16:01:38.121Z | 177.885° S | 44.012° | 2025-01-02 16:22:38.121Z | 98.025° ESE |
| 39 mins | 2025-01-02 18:06:38.121Z | 274.798° WNW | 2025-01-02 18:28:38.121Z | 198.007° SSW | 41.921° | 2025-01-02 18:45:38.121Z | 125.81° SE |
| 29 mins | 2025-01-02 20:34:38.121Z | 276.816° WNW | 2025-01-02 20:51:38.121Z | 223.319° SW | 28.625° | 2025-01-02 21:03:38.121Z | 167.942° S |
| 29 mins | 2025-01-03 11:20:38.121Z | 188.285° SSW | 2025-01-03 11:31:38.121Z | 135.786° SSE | 29.624° | 2025-01-03 11:49:38.121Z | 81.738° E |
| 39 mins | 2025-01-03 13:38:38.121Z | 233.832° WSW | 2025-01-03 13:54:38.121Z | 162.493° S | 42.156° | 2025-01-03 14:17:38.121Z | 85.067° E |
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