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	89.925°
Eccentricity	0.00180
RA ascending node	4.779 hr
Argument perigee	90.955°
Mean anomaly	329.409°
Orbital period	106.668 min
Epoch of osculation	12 Dec 2025, 06:39

See historical orbital elements »

Derived Quantities

Min Altitude	1066.0 km
Mean Altitude	1079.4 km
Peak Altitude	1092.9 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