Spacecraft information: EXPLORER 47

Launch Details
Launched 22 September 1972
Flight ended
Status Unknown
Launch site Air Force Eastern Test Range, Florida, USA
Owner United States
NORAD ID 6197
COSPAR ID 1972-073A
Alternative names IMP-7
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 48.395°
Eccentricity 0.12666
RA ascending node 3.812 hr
Argument perigee 176.675°
Mean anomaly 354.239°
Orbital period 18272.834 min
Epoch of osculation 12 Jul 2025, 19:48

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 194330.0 km
Mean Altitude 223436.5 km
Peak Altitude 252543.0 km

Orbital History

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South El Monte

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34.05°N
118.05°W
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