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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 |
Observing |
Current orbital elements
Inclination | 80.664° |
Eccentricity | 0.11304 |
RA ascending node | 12.165 hr |
Argument perigee | 80.506° |
Mean anomaly | 292.171° |
Orbital period | 117.714 min |
Epoch of osculation | 29 Oct 2024, 09:29 |
Derived Quantities
Min Altitude | 685.9 km |
Mean Altitude | 1585.3 km |
Peak Altitude | 2484.7 km |
Orbital History
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