Mission type | Technology |
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Operator | United States Navy |
Harvard designation | 1961 Alpha Eta 2 |
COSPAR ID | 1961-031B |
SATCAT no. | 205 |
Mission duration | 270 days |
Spacecraft properties | |
Launch mass | 109 kilograms (240 lb) |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | November 15, 1961, 22:26 | UTC
Rocket | Thor DM-21 Ablestar |
Launch site | Cape Canaveral LC-17B |
End of mission | |
Last contact | August 12, 1962 |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric |
Regime | Low Earth |
Semi-major axis | 7,405.20 kilometers (4,601.38 mi) |
Eccentricity | 0.0102037 |
Perigee altitude | 958 kilometers (595 mi) |
Apogee altitude | 1,109 kilometers (689 mi) |
Inclination | 32.44 degrees |
Period | 105.8 minutes |
Epoch | February 7, 2014, 04:46:58 UTC[1] |
The Transit Research and Attitude Control (TRAAC) satellite was launched by the U. S. Navy from Cape Canaveral along with Transit 4B on November 15, 1961.