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	89.915°
Eccentricity	0.00263
RA ascending node	4.853 hr
Argument perigee	339.938°
Mean anomaly	173.023°
Orbital period	106.145 min
Epoch of osculation	16 Jul 2026, 03:22

See historical orbital elements »

Derived Quantities

Min Altitude	1035.6 km
Mean Altitude	1055.1 km
Peak Altitude	1074.6 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