EXPLORER 29

Launch Details
Launched 5 November 1965
Flight ended
Status Unknown
Launch site Air Force Eastern Test Range, Florida, USA
Owner United States
NORAD ID 1726
COSPAR ID 1965-089A
Alternative names GEOS 1
GEODETIC EARTH ORBITING SATELLITE 1
GEODYNAMICS EXPERIMENTAL OCEAN SATELLITE 1
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 59.381°
Eccentricity 0.07177
RA ascending node 20.985 hr
Argument perigee 33.586°
Mean anomaly 134.230°
Orbital period 120.294 min
Epoch of osculation 02 Sep 2025, 23:03

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 1121.8 km
Mean Altitude 1701.1 km
Peak Altitude 2280.5 km

Orbital History

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South El Monte

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34.05°N
118.05°W
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