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	89.924°
Eccentricity	0.00319
RA ascending node	4.691 hr
Argument perigee	238.279°
Mean anomaly	242.003°
Orbital period	106.851 min
Epoch of osculation	22 Jun 2026, 12:26

See historical orbital elements »

Derived Quantities

Min Altitude	1064.1 km
Mean Altitude	1088.0 km
Peak Altitude	1111.8 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