Spacecraft information: 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 80.657°
Eccentricity 0.11304
RA ascending node 8.533 hr
Argument perigee 50.509°
Mean anomaly 319.056°
Orbital period 117.689 min
Epoch of osculation 24 Apr 2026, 11:24

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 685.0 km
Mean Altitude 1584.2 km
Peak Altitude 2483.4 km

Launched alongside

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Orbital History

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34.05°N
118.05°W
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