Spacecraft information: EXPLORER 36

Launch Details
Launched 10 January 1968
Flight ended
Status Unknown
Launch site Air Force Western Test Range, California, USA
Owner United States
NORAD ID 3093
COSPAR ID 1968-002A
Alternative names GEOS 2
GEODETIC EARTH ORBITING SATELLITE 2
GEODYNAMICS EXPERIMENTAL OCEAN SATELLITE 2
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 105.799°
Eccentricity 0.03192
RA ascending node 21.512 hr
Argument perigee 218.851°
Mean anomaly 208.056°
Orbital period 112.184 min
Epoch of osculation 08 Apr 2026, 14:32

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 1088.2 km
Mean Altitude 1334.2 km
Peak Altitude 1580.1 km

Orbital History

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42.38°N
71.11°W
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