EXPLORER 40

Launch Details
Launched 7 August 1968
Flight ended –
Status Unknown
Launch site Air Force Western Test Range, California, USA
Owner United States
NORAD ID 3338
COSPAR ID 1968-066B
Alternative names INJUN 5
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Current orbital elements

Inclination 80.665°
Eccentricity 0.11311
RA ascending node 2.679 hr
Argument perigee 59.384°
Mean anomaly 311.387°
Orbital period 117.702 min
Epoch of osculation 03 May 2025, 12:36

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 684.9 km
Mean Altitude 1584.8 km
Peak Altitude 2484.7 km

Orbital History

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Launched alongside

EXPLORER 39 SCOUT B R/B SCOUT B DEB SCOUT B DEB SCOUT B DEB SCOUT B DEB SCOUT B DEB SCOUT B DEB SCOUT B DEB SCOUT B DEB SCOUT B DEB SCOUT B DEB

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73.26°W
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