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