Launch Details

Launched	26 November 1963
Flight ended	–
Status	Unknown
Launch site	Air Force Eastern Test Range, Florida, USA
Owner	United States
NORAD ID	698
COSPAR ID	1963-047D
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination	29.923°
Eccentricity	0.05296
RA ascending node	23.283 hr
Argument perigee	42.465°
Mean anomaly	321.569°
Orbital period	104.796 min
Epoch of osculation	27 Jan 2026, 00:02

See historical orbital elements »

Derived Quantities

Min Altitude	602.1 km
Mean Altitude	992.0 km
Peak Altitude	1382.0 km

Launched alongside

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