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EXPLORER 7, 22

Orbit data source: Space-Track

EXPLORER 7, 22 is a payload satellite owned by GSFC (US) in LEO that was launched on Tue, 13 Oct 1959 UTC via a JUNO II launch vehicle from the Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR). Payload-class satellites include a variety of spacecraft equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.

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Identifier
22, 1959-009A
Orbit
LEO
Last TLE update
6 hours ago
Origin
Manufacturer
ABMA
Mission
Civil Science
Bus & Motor
S-1, Unknown motor
Mass
41 kg wet, 41 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
1959-10-13 (66 years ago)
Launch vehicle
JUNO II
Launch site
Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)
Object type
Payload
Rocket body
Debris
Shape & HBR
Cone + Cone, 0.76 m
Radar Cross Section
0.454 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 6 hours ago
0 EXPLORER 7
1 00022U 59009A   25182.57988931  .00007769  00000-0  33804-3 0  9995
2 00022  50.2770  21.0648 0091507 161.0868 199.3524 15.19445035746872
Epoch: 2025-07-01T13:55Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-01T13:55:02.436Z)
Latitude
-0.00005°
Longitude
-107.5687°
Altitude
567.608 km
Speed
7.546 km/s
True Right ascension
01h 24m 15s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
5.01911°
Longitude
-104.69468°
Altitude
564.826 km
Speed
7.549 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
23h 21m 17s
Apparent Declination
-21° 28' 13"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
07:55:38
Azimuth
277.186° WNW
Elevation
-42.847°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
571.257 km
Perigee altitude
445.226 km
Semi-major axis
6,886.378 km
Eccentricity
0.00915
Inclination
50.277°
RAAN
21.0648°
Arg. of periapsis
161.0868°
True anomaly
Unknown
Mean anomaly
199.3524°
Eccentric anomaly
Unknown
Mean motion
3.79802 °/min
Orbital period
94.79 mins
BSTAR
0.00033804
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EXPLORER 7 Visibility forecast

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4 mins2025-07-01 20:38:35.004Z330.083° NNW2025-07-01 20:40:35.004Z6.829° NNE18.409°2025-07-01 20:42:35.004Z48.052° ENE
5 mins2025-07-01 22:18:35.004Z320.825° NNW2025-07-01 22:20:35.004Z62.883° ENE39.821°2025-07-01 22:23:35.004Z112.561° SE
6 mins2025-07-02 15:20:35.004Z193.118° SSW2025-07-02 15:23:35.004Z123.955° SE28.39°2025-07-02 15:26:35.004Z73.187° E
6 mins2025-07-02 16:59:35.004Z269.349° W2025-07-02 17:01:35.004Z312.644° NW32.993°2025-07-02 17:05:35.004Z44.489° NE
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