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 0.02758
RA ascending node 11.944 hr
Argument perigee 278.404°
Mean anomaly 78.571°
Orbital period 103.920 min
Epoch of osculation 03 May 2025, 10:00

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 749.0 km
Mean Altitude 950.9 km
Peak Altitude 1152.9 km

Orbital History

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42.38°N
71.11°W
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