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 59.380°
Eccentricity 0.07130
RA ascending node 12.097 hr
Argument perigee 222.267°
Mean anomaly 296.068°
Orbital period 120.294 min
Epoch of osculation 15 Dec 2024, 22:39

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 1125.6 km
Mean Altitude 1701.1 km
Peak Altitude 2276.7 km

Orbital History

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39.96°N
83.00°W
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