Spacecraft information: EXPLORER 7

Launch Details
Launched 12 October 1959
Flight ended
Status Unknown
Launch site Air Force Eastern Test Range, Florida, USA
Owner United States
NORAD ID 22
COSPAR ID 1959-009A
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 50.256°
Eccentricity 0.00858
RA ascending node 20.086 hr
Argument perigee 92.293°
Mean anomaly 268.786°
Orbital period 94.505 min
Epoch of osculation 12 Dec 2025, 06:08

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 442.8 km
Mean Altitude 501.7 km
Peak Altitude 560.7 km

Launched alongside

JUNO II R/B

Orbital History

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South El Monte

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34.05°N
118.05°W
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