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	89.923°
Eccentricity	0.00355
RA ascending node	4.794 hr
Argument perigee	74.260°
Mean anomaly	344.603°
Orbital period	106.853 min
Epoch of osculation	12 Dec 2025, 06:44

See historical orbital elements »

Derived Quantities

Min Altitude	1061.6 km
Mean Altitude	1088.1 km
Peak Altitude	1114.6 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