Official name | VANGUARD 1 |
Alternative name | Vanguard 1 |
Cospar ID | 1958-002B |
Norad ID | 5 |
Launch date | 1958-03-17 |
Launch site | AFETR |
RCS size | SMALL |
Decay date | ON ORBIT |
Period (min) | 132.68 |
Inclination (deg) | 34.25 |
Perigee (km) | 652 |
Apogee (km) | 3826 |
Eccentricity | 0.708798570790531 |
Mean motion (revs. per day) | 10.8531805848658 |
Semi-Major axis (km) | 8617.135 |
Raan (deg) | 177.7679 |
Arg of perigee (deg) | 256.8393 |
Shape | Sphere |
Mass (kg) | 1.46 |
Diameter (m) | 0.16 |
Span (m^2) | 0.16 |