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 0.07151
RA ascending node 6.987 hr
Argument perigee 350.029°
Mean anomaly 157.854°
Orbital period 120.293 min
Epoch of osculation 28 Jun 2025, 05:16

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 1123.9 km
Mean Altitude 1701.1 km
Peak Altitude 2278.3 km

Orbital History

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South El Monte

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34.05°N
118.05°W
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