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	29.926°
Eccentricity	0.05287
RA ascending node	23.770 hr
Argument perigee	306.992°
Mean anomaly	48.338°
Orbital period	104.772 min
Epoch of osculation	18 Aug 2026, 16:36

See historical orbital elements »

Derived Quantities

Min Altitude	601.6 km
Mean Altitude	990.9 km
Peak Altitude	1380.2 km

Launched alongside

EXPLORER 18 ATLAS CENTAUR 2 ATLAS CENTAUR 2 DEB ATLAS CENTAUR 2 DEB ATLAS CENTAUR 2 DEB ATLAS CENTAUR 2 DEB ATLAS CENTAUR 2 DEB ATLAS CENTAUR 2 DEB ATLAS CENTAUR 2 DEB ATLAS CENTAUR 2 DEB ATLAS CENTAUR 2 DEB ATLAS CENTAUR 2 DEB ATLAS CENTAUR 2 DEB ATLAS CENTAUR 2 DEB ATLAS CENTAUR 2 DEB ATLAS CENTAUR 2 DEB ATLAS CENTAUR 2 DEB