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VANGUARD 2, 11

Orbit data source: Space-Track

VANGUARD 2, 11 is a payload satellite owned by NASA BSC (US) in LEO that was launched on Tue, 17 Feb 1959 UTC via a VANGUARD launch vehicle from the Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR). Payload-class satellites include a variety of spacecraft equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.

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Identifier
11, 1959-001A
Orbit
LEO
Last TLE update
22 hours ago
Origin
Manufacturer
NRL
Mission
Civil Imaging
Bus & Motor
NRL 20", Unknown motor
Mass
10 kg wet, 10 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
1959-02-17 (66 years ago)
Launch vehicle
VANGUARD
Launch site
Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)
Object type
Payload
Rocket body
Debris
Shape & HBR
Sphere, 0.51 m
Radar Cross Section
0.204 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 22 hours ago
0 VANGUARD 2
1 00011U 59001A   25181.80504763  .00000879  00000-0  44197-3 0  9999
2 00011  32.8759 334.4497 1449055 218.1077 130.7804 11.89903437493594
Epoch: 2025-06-30T19:19Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-30T19:19:16.115Z)
Latitude
-0.00002°
Longitude
125.52293°
Altitude
2,576.82 km
Speed
6.314 km/s
True Right ascension
22h 17m 47s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
9.07153°
Longitude
136.2561°
Altitude
2,736.105 km
Speed
6.19 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
21h 09m 51s
Apparent Declination
-14° 06' 05"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
05:14:58
Azimuth
279.334° WNW
Elevation
-32.858°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
2,904.365 km
Perigee altitude
554.676 km
Semi-major axis
8,107.658 km
Eccentricity
0.14491
Inclination
32.8759°
RAAN
334.4497°
Arg. of periapsis
218.1077°
True anomaly
Unknown
Mean anomaly
130.7804°
Eccentric anomaly
Unknown
Mean motion
2.97304 °/min
Orbital period
121.09 mins
BSTAR
0.00044197
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23 mins2025-07-01 18:00:20.613Z270.133° WNW2025-07-01 18:14:20.613Z207.252° SW38.581°2025-07-01 18:23:20.613Z129.368° SE
13 mins2025-07-01 20:15:20.613Z263.64° W2025-07-01 20:22:20.613Z225.706° WSW21.316°2025-07-01 20:28:20.613Z177.427° S
26 mins2025-07-02 11:42:20.613Z197.886° SSW2025-07-02 11:54:20.613Z145.732° SSE29.748°2025-07-02 12:08:20.613Z89.49° E
29 mins2025-07-02 13:50:20.613Z233.871° WSW2025-07-02 14:05:20.613Z163.38° S40.368°2025-07-02 14:19:20.613Z91.033° ESE
27 mins2025-07-02 16:01:20.613Z258.849° W2025-07-02 16:16:20.613Z192.079° SSW42.346°2025-07-02 16:28:20.613Z106.233° ESE
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