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.

Main Info

DATE AND TIME

17 Feb 1959

03:55 PM UTC

Drawing of a calendar and a clock

OPERATOR

US Naval Research Laboratory

Path of a Rocket

LAUNCH SITE

Cape Canaveral

Florida, United States

Drawing of a launch platform

VEHICLE

Vanguard 1A

Drawn project of a Rocket
Primary Orbit Parameters

Orbit Type:

MEO

Altitude:

1939.5km

Inclination:

32.88°

Eccentricity:

0.712

Apogee Altitude:

3320km

Perigee Altitude:

559km

LTDN:

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