Launch Details

Launched	26 November 1963
Flight ended	–
Status	Unknown
Category	Assorted bright
Launch site	Air Force Eastern Test Range, Florida, USA
Owner	United States
NORAD ID	694
COSPAR ID	1963-047A
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination	30.354°
Eccentricity	0.05481
RA ascending node	2.976 hr
Argument perigee	110.724°
Mean anomaly	255.297°
Orbital period	101.986 min
Epoch of osculation	31 Jan 2026, 06:56

See historical orbital elements »

Derived Quantities

Min Altitude	463.5 km
Mean Altitude	859.8 km
Peak Altitude	1256.2 km

Launched alongside

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