Official name VANGUARD R/B
Alternative name Grand Central (ALB) (Vanguard)
Cospar ID 1959-001B
Norad ID 12
Launch date 1959-02-17
Launch site AFETR
RCS size MEDIUM
Decay date ON ORBIT
Period (min) 125.63
Inclination (deg) 32.9
Perigee (km) 556
Apogee (km) 3306
Eccentricity 0.71206628689798
Mean motion (revs. per day) 11.4622303589907
Semi-Major axis (km) 8309.135
Raan (deg) 48.2309
Arg of perigee (deg) 3.3718
Shape Cyl
Mass (kg) 22.79
Diameter (m) 0.7
Height (m) 1.5
Span (m^2) 1.5