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	89.918°
Eccentricity	0.00363
RA ascending node	4.666 hr
Argument perigee	133.264°
Mean anomaly	351.128°
Orbital period	106.894 min
Epoch of osculation	13 Aug 2026, 03:33

See historical orbital elements »

Derived Quantities

Min Altitude	1062.9 km
Mean Altitude	1090.0 km
Peak Altitude	1117.1 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