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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
19 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 19 hours ago
0 VANGUARD 2
1 00011U 59001A   25128.42170439  .00001831  00000-0  94611-3 0  9992
2 00011  32.8746 176.2916 1449153 274.6009  69.1036 11.89743647487230
Epoch: 2025-05-08T10:07Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-08T10:07:15.259Z)
Latitude
0.00001°
Longitude
157.9856°
Altitude
1,465.798 km
Speed
7.245 km/s
True Right ascension
11h 45m 09s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude
32.06034°
Longitude
-99.80542°
Altitude
2,898.072 km
Speed
6.068 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
20h 49m 38s
Apparent Declination
5° 28' 11"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
13:04:06
Azimuth
68.186° E
Elevation
-16.146°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
2,905.275 km
Perigee altitude
555.217 km
Semi-major axis
8,108.383 km
Eccentricity
0.1449153
Inclination
32.8746°
RAAN
176.2916°
Arg. of periapsis
274.6009°
True anomaly
85.45916°
Mean anomaly
69.1036°
Eccentric anomaly
77.20031°
Mean motion
2.97264 °/min
BSTAR
0.00094611
Orbital period
121.1 mins
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VANGUARD 2 Visibility forecast

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27 mins2025-05-09 06:26:31.415Z220.329° SW2025-05-09 06:37:31.415Z154.468° SSE36.98°2025-05-09 06:53:31.415Z86.811° E
30 mins2025-05-09 08:35:31.415Z250.318° W2025-05-09 08:48:31.415Z177.914° S42.666°2025-05-09 09:05:31.415Z97.786° ESE
30 mins2025-05-09 10:45:31.415Z268.001° W2025-05-09 11:00:31.415Z198.246° SSW41.317°2025-05-09 11:15:31.415Z121.339° SE
26 mins2025-05-09 12:57:31.415Z271.444° WNW2025-05-09 13:11:31.415Z214.373° SW31.136°2025-05-09 13:23:31.415Z155.08° SSE
4 mins2025-05-09 15:17:31.415Z240.722° WSW2025-05-09 15:19:31.415Z232.736° WSW10.814°2025-05-09 15:21:31.415Z224.306° SW
17 mins2025-05-10 04:34:31.415Z178.145° S2025-05-10 04:41:31.415Z134.125° SE23.464°2025-05-10 04:51:31.415Z91.96° ESE
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