Launch Details

Launched	4 December 1963
Flight ended	–
Status	Unknown
Launch site	Air Force Western Test Range, California, USA
Owner	United States
NORAD ID	25156
COSPAR ID	1963-049N
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination	89.921°
Eccentricity	0.00436
RA ascending node	4.896 hr
Argument perigee	184.961°
Mean anomaly	185.973°
Orbital period	106.109 min
Epoch of osculation	20 Dec 2025, 11:34

See historical orbital elements »

Derived Quantities

Min Altitude	1021.0 km
Mean Altitude	1053.4 km
Peak Altitude	1085.7 km

Launched alongside

THOR ABLESTAR R/B TRANSIT 5B-2 TRANSIT 5E-3 THOR ABLESTAR DEB THOR ABLESTAR DEB THOR ABLESTAR DEB THOR ABLESTAR DEB THOR ABLESTAR DEB TRANSIT 5B-2 DEB TRANSIT 5B2-5E3 DEB TRANSIT 5B2-5E3 DEB TRANSIT 5B2-5E3 DEB TRANSIT 5B-2 DEB