Launch Details

Launched	4 December 1963
Flight ended	–
Status	Unknown
Launch site	Air Force Western Test Range, California, USA
Owner	United States
NORAD ID	715
COSPAR ID	1963-049E
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination	89.907°
Eccentricity	0.00288
RA ascending node	5.261 hr
Argument perigee	225.429°
Mean anomaly	287.993°
Orbital period	104.696 min
Epoch of osculation	26 Jan 2026, 15:00

See historical orbital elements »

Derived Quantities

Min Altitude	966.2 km
Mean Altitude	987.3 km
Peak Altitude	1008.5 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