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	89.922°
Eccentricity	0.00181
RA ascending node	4.713 hr
Argument perigee	97.771°
Mean anomaly	327.702°
Orbital period	106.667 min
Epoch of osculation	12 Apr 2026, 23:32

See historical orbital elements »

Derived Quantities

Min Altitude	1065.9 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