Launch Details

Launched	27 September 1963
Flight ended	–
Status	Unknown
Launch site	Air Force Western Test Range, California, USA
Owner	United States
NORAD ID	3166
COSPAR ID	1963-038H
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination	89.969°
Eccentricity	0.00411
RA ascending node	22.239 hr
Argument perigee	188.623°
Mean anomaly	235.731°
Orbital period	107.068 min
Epoch of osculation	12 Dec 2025, 06:21

See historical orbital elements »

Derived Quantities

Min Altitude	1067.4 km
Mean Altitude	1098.1 km
Peak Altitude	1128.7 km

Launched alongside

THOR ABLESTAR R/B TRANSIT 5B-1 RADIATION SAT THOR ABLESTAR DEB THOR ABLESTAR DEB TRANSIT 5B-1 DEB TRANSIT 5B-1 DEB TRANSIT 5B-1 DEB TRANSIT 5B-1 DEB TRANSIT 5B-1 DEB TRANSIT 5B-1 DEB TRANSIT 5B-1 DEB TRANSIT 5B-1 DEB THOR ABLESTAR DEB TRANSIT 5B-1 DEB