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). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets 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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EXPLORER 7 details
| NORAD ID | 22 |
| COSPAR ID | |
| Orbit | LEO |
| Last TLE update | 5 hours ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | ABMA |
| Bus | S-1 |
| Motor | Unknown |
| Mass | 41 kg wet, 41 kg dry |
| Launch date (UTC) | |
| Launch vehicle | |
| Launch site | |
| Object type | Payload Rocket body Debris |
| Radar Cross Section | 0.5 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²) |
Predictive object data (real-time)
| Latitude | 15.64838° |
| Longitude | -147.21512° |
| Altitude | 571.909 km |
| Speed | 7.561 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 13h 48m 26s |
| Apparent Declination | -12° 38' 56" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Predictive observer data (real-time)
| Local Sidereal Time | 23:16:24 |
| Azimuth | 298.436° NW |
| Elevation | -46.9° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee | 618.625 km |
| Perigee | 465.536 km |
| Semi-major axis | 6,920.217 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.011061 |
| Inclination | 50.2771° |
| RAAN | 221.4811° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 265.5049° |
| True anomaly | 94.59035° |
| Mean anomaly | 93.3261° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 93.95834° |
| Mean motion | 3.77019 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.00048939 |
| Period | 95.49 mins |
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-07-27T05:02:56.449Z)
| Latitude | -0.00001° |
| Longitude | -159.62875° |
| Altitude | 547.222 km |
| Speed | 7.587 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 14h 45m 55s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
TLE from 5 hours ago
0 EXPLORER 7
1 22U 59009A 24209.21037557 .00008550 00000-0 48939-3 0 9998
2 22 50.2771 221.4811 0110610 265.5049 93.3261 15.08311639450401Epoch: 2024-07-27T05:02Z
No data available
Other satellites on launch #9 in the year 1959 (1959-10-13 UTC)
| EXPLORER 7, 22 |
| JUNO II R/B, 23 (Decayed) |
EXPLORER 7 Visibility forecast
Observer location: 39.9160978°, -105.1181434
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