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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 | 80.662° |
Eccentricity | 0.11298 |
RA ascending node | 17.541 hr |
Argument perigee | 296.548° |
Mean anomaly | 52.413° |
Orbital period | 117.719 min |
Epoch of osculation | 15 Jul 2024, 21:15 |
Derived Quantities
Min Altitude | 686.7 km |
Mean Altitude | 1585.6 km |
Peak Altitude | 2484.5 km |
Orbital History
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