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 52.003°
Eccentricity 0.02769
RA ascending node 20.508 hr
Argument perigee 86.602°
Mean anomaly 276.653°
Orbital period 103.919 min
Epoch of osculation 03 Jul 2025, 12:13

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 748.2 km
Mean Altitude 950.9 km
Peak Altitude 1153.6 km

Orbital History

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South El Monte

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34.05°N
118.05°W
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