Launch Details

Launched	27 September 1963
Flight ended	–
Status	Unknown
Launch site	Air Force Western Test Range, California, USA
Owner	United States
NORAD ID	2097
COSPAR ID	1963-038G
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination	90.002°
Eccentricity	0.00416
RA ascending node	22.546 hr
Argument perigee	79.566°
Mean anomaly	97.976°
Orbital period	105.389 min
Epoch of osculation	26 Mar 2026, 10:46

See historical orbital elements »

Derived Quantities

Min Altitude	989.0 km
Mean Altitude	1019.8 km
Peak Altitude	1050.6 km

Launched alongside

THOR ABLESTAR R/B TRANSIT 5B-1 RADIATION SAT THOR ABLESTAR DEB THOR ABLESTAR DEB TRANSIT 5B-1 DEB TRANSIT 5B-1 DEB TRANSIT 5B-1 DEB TRANSIT 5B-1 DEB TRANSIT 5B-1 DEB TRANSIT 5B-1 DEB TRANSIT 5B-1 DEB TRANSIT 5B-1 DEB THOR ABLESTAR DEB TRANSIT 5B-1 DEB