Vanguard 3

The launch of US Naval Research Laboratory Vanguard 1A took place on 18 Sep 1959, launching the Vanguard 3 mission. The launch site was Cape Canaveral, Florida, United States. The payload should have been deployed in a MEO orbit at an altitude of 2128.

Primary Orbit Parameters

Orbit Type:

MEO

Altitude:

2128km

Inclination:

33.3°

Eccentricity:

0.759

Apogee Altitude:

3744km

Perigee Altitude:

512km

LTDN:

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