Launch Details

Launched	27 September 1963
Flight ended	–
Status	Unknown
Launch site	Air Force Western Test Range, California, USA
Owner	United States
NORAD ID	38521
COSPAR ID	1963-038Q
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination	89.970°
Eccentricity	0.00420
RA ascending node	22.242 hr
Argument perigee	138.151°
Mean anomaly	343.744°
Orbital period	107.032 min
Epoch of osculation	19 Dec 2025, 17:51

See historical orbital elements »

Derived Quantities

Min Altitude	1065.0 km
Mean Altitude	1096.4 km
Peak Altitude	1127.8 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 TRANSIT 5B-1 DEB TRANSIT 5B-1 DEB