Cloud Cover 2

The launch of US Naval Research Laboratory Vanguard 1A took place on 17 Feb 1959, launching the Cloud Cover 2 mission. The launch site was Cape Canaveral, Florida, United States. The payload was deployed in a MEO orbit at an altitude of 1939.5.

Primary Orbit Parameters

Orbit Type:

MEO

Altitude:

1939.5km

Inclination:

32.88°

Eccentricity:

0.712

Apogee Altitude:

3320km

Perigee Altitude:

559km

LTDN:

Launch Site Location