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 13.472 hr
Argument perigee 197.245°
Mean anomaly 161.893°
Orbital period 103.934 min
Epoch of osculation 16 Jul 2024, 08:47

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 748.9 km
Mean Altitude 951.6 km
Peak Altitude 1154.3 km

Orbital History

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42.38°N
71.11°W
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