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 50.243°
Eccentricity 0.00804
RA ascending node 13.477 hr
Argument perigee 107.896°
Mean anomaly 253.079°
Orbital period 94.311 min
Epoch of osculation 15 Mar 2026, 14:50

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 437.2 km
Mean Altitude 492.3 km
Peak Altitude 547.5 km

Launched alongside

JUNO II R/B

Orbital History

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South El Monte

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Longitude:
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34.05°N
118.05°W
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