Spacecraft information: EXPLORER 11

Launch Details
Launched 26 April 1961
Flight ended
Status Unknown
Launch site Air Force Eastern Test Range, Florida, USA
Owner United States
NORAD ID 107
COSPAR ID 1961-013A
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 28.780°
Eccentricity 0.04940
RA ascending node 22.137 hr
Argument perigee 239.911°
Mean anomaly 115.160°
Orbital period 101.272 min
Epoch of osculation 13 Apr 2026, 00:44

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 470.5 km
Mean Altitude 826.0 km
Peak Altitude 1181.6 km

Launched alongside

EXPLORER 11 DEB

Orbital History

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South El Monte

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34.05°N
118.05°W
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