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 50.241°
Eccentricity 0.00808
RA ascending node 15.155 hr
Argument perigee 87.481°
Mean anomaly 273.540°
Orbital period 94.323 min
Epoch of osculation 10 Mar 2026, 12:18

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 437.5 km
Mean Altitude 492.9 km
Peak Altitude 548.3 km

Launched alongside

JUNO II R/B

Orbital History

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42.38°N
71.11°W
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