Orbital elements of EXPLORER 16
| Launched | 15 December 1962 |
| Flight ended | – |
| Launch site | Wallops Island, Virginia, USA |
| Owner | United States |
| NORAD ID | 506 |
| Date fetched |
Epoch osculation |
Inc. [°] |
Ecc. | RA asc node [hr] |
Arg Peri. [°] |
Mean anom [°] |
Mean motion [rev/day] |
Abs. mag |
| Date fetched |
Epoch osculation |
Inc. [°] |
Ecc. | RA asc node [hr] |
Arg Peri. [°] |
Mean anom [°] |
Mean motion [rev/day] |
Abs. mag |
| 2025 Sep 18 17:56 | 2025 Sep 15 01:50:45 | 52.0054 | 0.02754 | 1.9195 | 289.1648 | 67.9654 | 13.85706 | 8.743 |
| 2025 Sep 15 17:56 | 2025 Sep 15 01:50:45 | 52.0054 | 0.02754 | 1.9195 | 289.1648 | 67.9654 | 13.85706 | 8.743 |
| 2025 Sep 12 17:57 | 2025 Sep 03 05:57:32 | 52.0033 | 0.02754 | 4.9081 | 256.5208 | 67.9654 | 13.85706 | 8.743 |
| 2025 Sep 11 17:57 | 2025 Sep 03 05:57:32 | 52.0033 | 0.02754 | 4.9081 | 256.5208 | 67.9654 | 13.85706 | 8.743 |
| 2025 Sep 10 17:56 | 2025 Sep 03 05:57:32 | 52.0033 | 0.02754 | 4.9081 | 256.5208 | 67.9654 | 13.85706 | 8.743 |
| 2025 Sep 08 17:57 | 2025 Sep 03 05:57:32 | 52.0033 | 0.02754 | 4.9081 | 256.5208 | 67.9654 | 13.85706 | 8.743 |
| 2025 Sep 07 17:56 | 2025 Sep 03 05:57:32 | 52.0033 | 0.02754 | 4.9081 | 256.5208 | 67.9654 | 13.85706 | 8.743 |
| 2025 Sep 06 20:41 | 2025 Sep 03 05:57:32 | 52.0033 | 0.02754 | 4.9081 | 256.5208 | 67.9654 | 13.85706 | 8.743 |
| 2025 Sep 03 17:57 | 2025 Sep 03 05:57:32 | 52.0033 | 0.02754 | 4.9081 | 256.5208 | 67.9654 | 13.85706 | 8.743 |
| 2025 Sep 02 17:56 | 2025 Aug 27 21:37:51 | 52.0031 | 0.02755 | 6.5118 | 239.0053 | 67.9654 | 13.85706 | 8.743 |
| 2025 Sep 01 17:56 | 2025 Aug 27 21:37:51 | 52.0031 | 0.02755 | 6.5118 | 239.0053 | 67.9654 | 13.85706 | 8.743 |
| 2025 Aug 31 17:56 | 2025 Aug 27 21:37:51 | 52.0031 | 0.02755 | 6.5118 | 239.0053 | 67.9654 | 13.85706 | 8.743 |
| 2025 Aug 30 17:56 | 2025 Aug 27 21:37:51 | 52.0031 | 0.02755 | 6.5118 | 239.0053 | 67.9654 | 13.85706 | 8.743 |
| 2025 Aug 29 17:56 | 2025 Aug 27 21:37:51 | 52.0031 | 0.02755 | 6.5118 | 239.0053 | 67.9654 | 13.85706 | 8.743 |
| 2025 Aug 28 17:57 | 2025 Aug 27 21:37:51 | 52.0031 | 0.02755 | 6.5118 | 239.0053 | 67.9654 | 13.85706 | 8.743 |
| 2025 Aug 27 17:56 | 2025 Aug 23 01:39:17 | 52.0028 | 0.02756 | 7.7328 | 225.6743 | 67.9654 | 13.85706 | 8.743 |
| 2025 Aug 26 17:56 | 2025 Aug 23 01:39:17 | 52.0028 | 0.02756 | 7.7328 | 225.6743 | 67.9654 | 13.85706 | 8.743 |
| 2025 Aug 25 17:56 | 2025 Aug 23 01:39:17 | 52.0028 | 0.02756 | 7.7328 | 225.6743 | 67.9654 | 13.85706 | 8.743 |
| 2025 Aug 24 17:56 | 2025 Aug 23 01:39:17 | 52.0028 | 0.02756 | 7.7328 | 225.6743 | 67.9654 | 13.85706 | 8.743 |
| 2025 Aug 23 17:56 | 2025 Aug 23 01:39:17 | 52.0028 | 0.02756 | 7.7328 | 225.6743 | 67.9654 | 13.85706 | 8.743 |
| 2025 Aug 22 17:56 | 2025 Aug 17 22:45:19 | 52.0027 | 0.02757 | 9.0266 | 211.5575 | 67.9654 | 13.85706 | 8.743 |