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	89.917°
Eccentricity	0.00393
RA ascending node	4.841 hr
Argument perigee	266.504°
Mean anomaly	247.425°
Orbital period	106.098 min
Epoch of osculation	26 Mar 2026, 10:18

See historical orbital elements »

Derived Quantities

Min Altitude	1023.7 km
Mean Altitude	1052.9 km
Peak Altitude	1082.0 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