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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 | 0.02767 |
| RA ascending node | 17.465 hr |
| Argument perigee | 119.698° |
| Mean anomaly | 243.179° |
| Orbital period | 103.919 min |
| Epoch of osculation | 15 Jul 2025, 13:18 |