Launch Details

Launched	4 December 1963
Flight ended	–
Status	Unknown
Launch site	Air Force Western Test Range, California, USA
Owner	United States
NORAD ID	705
COSPAR ID	1963-049C
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination	89.918°
Eccentricity	0.00358
RA ascending node	4.664 hr
Argument perigee	91.073°
Mean anomaly	33.717°
Orbital period	106.850 min
Epoch of osculation	13 Aug 2026, 02:52

See historical orbital elements »

Derived Quantities

Min Altitude	1061.2 km
Mean Altitude	1087.9 km
Peak Altitude	1114.7 km

Launched alongside

THOR ABLESTAR R/B TRANSIT 5B-2 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