Spacecraft information: 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 59.379°
Eccentricity 0.07201
RA ascending node 6.055 hr
Argument perigee 98.306°
Mean anomaly 282.732°
Orbital period 120.293 min
Epoch of osculation 11 Dec 2025, 13:42

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 1119.8 km
Mean Altitude 1701.1 km
Peak Altitude 2282.4 km

Orbital History

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South El Monte

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34.05°N
118.05°W
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