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EXPLORER 16
Launch Details
| Launched | 15 December 1962 |
| Flight ended | – |
| Status | Unknown |
| Launch site | Wallops Island, Virginia, USA |
| Owner | United States |
| NORAD ID | 506 |
| COSPAR ID | 1962-070A |
| Observing |
Current orbital elements
| Inclination | 52.001° |
| Eccentricity | 0.02768 |
| RA ascending node | 14.693 hr |
| Argument perigee | 51.469° |
| Mean anomaly | 311.070° |
| Orbital period | 103.917 min |
| Epoch of osculation | 29 Oct 2025, 12:10 |