Launch Details

Launched	4 December 1963
Flight ended	–
Status	Unknown
Launch site	Air Force Western Test Range, California, USA
Owner	United States
NORAD ID	703
COSPAR ID	1963-049A
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination	89.918°
Eccentricity	0.00161
RA ascending node	4.728 hr
Argument perigee	174.005°
Mean anomaly	297.894°
Orbital period	106.667 min
Epoch of osculation	15 Mar 2026, 12:42

See historical orbital elements »

Derived Quantities

Min Altitude	1067.4 km
Mean Altitude	1079.4 km
Peak Altitude	1091.4 km

Launched alongside

TRANSIT 5B-2 TRANSIT 5E-3 THOR ABLESTAR DEB THOR ABLESTAR DEB THOR ABLESTAR DEB THOR ABLESTAR DEB THOR ABLESTAR DEB TRANSIT 5B-2 DEB TRANSIT 5B2-5E3 DEB TRANSIT 5B2-5E3 DEB TRANSIT 5B2-5E3 DEB TRANSIT 5B-2 DEB TRANSIT 5B-2 DEB