VANGUARD 1, 00005
Orbit data source: Space-Track
VANGUARD 1, 00005 is a payload satellite owned by NRL (US) that was launched on Mon, 17 Mar 1958 UTC via a Vanguard launch vehicle from the Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets 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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VANGUARD 1 details
| NORAD ID | 00005 |
| COSPAR ID | |
| Orbit | Active |
| Last TLE update | 1 day ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | NRL |
| Bus | NRL 6" |
| Motor | Unknown |
| Mass | 2 kg wet, 2 kg dry |
| Launch date (UTC) | |
| Launch vehicle | |
| Launch site | |
| Object type | Payload Rocket body Debris |
| Radar Cross Section | 0.11 m², Small (<0.1 m²) |
Predictive object data (real-time)
| Latitude | 5.44612° |
| Longitude | -51.33709° |
| Altitude | 2,203.596 km |
| Speed | 6.831 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 08h 14m 06s |
| Apparent Declination | -33° 51' 22" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Predictive observer data (real-time)
| Local Sidereal Time | 04:22:53 |
| Azimuth | 135.342° SSE |
| Elevation | -1.038° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee | 3,829.662 km |
| Perigee | 652.136 km |
| Semi-major axis | 8,619.036 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.1843319 |
| Inclination | 34.2588° |
| RAAN | 285.7987° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 264.9289° |
| True anomaly | 95.13081° |
| Mean anomaly | 73.9506° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 84.46276° |
| Mean motion | 2.71241 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.00090171 |
| Period | 132.72 mins |
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-07-26T13:24:25.066Z)
| Latitude | -0.00002° |
| Longitude | 139.96199° |
| Altitude | 2,083.83 km |
| Speed | 6.926 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 19h 03m 11s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch |
TLE from 1 day ago
0 VANGUARD 1
1 00005U 58002B 24208.55862346 .00000734 00000-0 90171-3 0 9990
2 00005 34.2588 285.7987 1843319 264.9289 73.9506 10.85497167368209Epoch: 2024-07-26T13:24Z
No data available
Other satellites on launch #2 in the year 1958 (1958-03-17 UTC)
| VANGUARD R/B, 16 |
| VANGUARD 1, 5 |
| VANGUARD DEB, 1576 |
VANGUARD 1 Visibility forecast
Observer location: 39.9160978°, -105.1181434
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