Spacecraft information: SCOUT X-4 R/B

Launch Details
Launched 18 December 1963
Flight ended –
Status Unknown
Launch site Air Force Western Test Range, California, USA
Owner United States
NORAD ID 721
COSPAR ID 1963-053B
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 78.604°
Eccentricity 0.10885
RA ascending node 23.562 hr
Argument perigee 167.127°
Mean anomaly 196.017°
Orbital period 114.726 min
Epoch of osculation 14 Oct 2026, 04:10

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 598.8 km
Mean Altitude 1450.1 km
Peak Altitude 2301.4 km

Launched alongside

EXPLORER 19 SCOUT X-4 DEB SCOUT X-4 DEB SCOUT X-4 DEB SCOUT X-4 DEB SCOUT X-4 DEB SCOUT X-4 DEB SCOUT X-4 DEB SCOUT X-4 DEB

Orbital History

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42.38°N
71.11°W
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