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	89.965°
Eccentricity	0.00407
RA ascending node	22.197 hr
Argument perigee	343.356°
Mean anomaly	69.897°
Orbital period	107.065 min
Epoch of osculation	29 Jun 2026, 10:04

See historical orbital elements »

Derived Quantities

Min Altitude	1067.5 km
Mean Altitude	1097.9 km
Peak Altitude	1128.3 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