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	30.351°
Eccentricity	0.05477
RA ascending node	11.963 hr
Argument perigee	105.819°
Mean anomaly	260.346°
Orbital period	101.977 min
Epoch of osculation	12 Mar 2026, 14:05

See historical orbital elements »

Derived Quantities

Min Altitude	463.4 km
Mean Altitude	859.4 km
Peak Altitude	1255.4 km

Launched alongside

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