Launch Details

Launched	4 December 1963
Flight ended	–
Status	Unknown
Launch site	Air Force Western Test Range, California, USA
Owner	United States
NORAD ID	706
COSPAR ID	1963-049D
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination	89.916°
Eccentricity	0.00268
RA ascending node	4.971 hr
Argument perigee	203.069°
Mean anomaly	280.896°
Orbital period	106.154 min
Epoch of osculation	25 Dec 2025, 16:00

See historical orbital elements »

Derived Quantities

Min Altitude	1035.6 km
Mean Altitude	1055.5 km
Peak Altitude	1075.4 km

Launched alongside

THOR ABLESTAR R/B TRANSIT 5B-2 TRANSIT 5E-3 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