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 0.02775
RA ascending node 16.263 hr
Argument perigee 68.435°
Mean anomaly 294.590°
Orbital period 103.931 min
Epoch of osculation 08 Oct 2024, 08:00

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 748.3 km
Mean Altitude 951.4 km
Peak Altitude 1154.6 km

Orbital History

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47.61°N
122.33°W
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