Launch Details

Launched	4 December 1963
Flight ended	–
Status	Unknown
Launch site	Air Force Western Test Range, California, USA
Owner	United States
NORAD ID	704
COSPAR ID	1963-049B
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination	89.917°
Eccentricity	0.00343
RA ascending node	4.772 hr
Argument perigee	348.021°
Mean anomaly	76.907°
Orbital period	106.896 min
Epoch of osculation	27 Jan 2026, 04:32

See historical orbital elements »

Derived Quantities

Min Altitude	1064.4 km
Mean Altitude	1090.0 km
Peak Altitude	1115.7 km

Launched alongside

THOR ABLESTAR R/B 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