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
Identifier | |
Orbit | LEO |
Last TLE update | 11 hours ago |
Origin | |
Manufacturer | ABMA |
Mission | Civil Science |
Bus & Motor | S-1, Unknown motor |
Mass | 41 kg wet, 41 kg dry |
Launch date (UTC) | |
Launch vehicle | |
Launch site | |
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 11 hours ago
0 EXPLORER 7
1 22U 59009A 25044.20040455 .00017445 00000-0 81543-3 0 9997
2 22 50.2770 333.6116 0097091 333.6462 25.9573 15.15691256480816
Epoch: 2025-02-13T04:48Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-02-13T04:48:34.953Z)
Latitude | 0.00001° |
Longitude | 117.98604° |
Altitude | 459.384 km |
Speed | 7.672 km/s |
True Right ascension | 22h 14m 26s |
True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude | -39.60925° |
Longitude | 72.65767° |
Altitude | 474.014 km |
Speed | 7.661 km/s |
Apparent Right ascension | 23h 38m 17s |
Apparent Declination | -80° 46' 50" |
Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time | 18:13:57 |
Azimuth | 168.428° S |
Elevation | -37.904° |
Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude | 586.575 km |
Perigee altitude | 452.633 km |
Semi-major axis | 6,897.741 km |
Eccentricity | 0.0097091 |
Inclination | 50.277° |
RAAN | 333.6116° |
Arg. of periapsis | 333.6462° |
True anomaly | 26.44964° |
Mean anomaly | 25.9573° |
Eccentric anomaly | 26.20293° |
Mean motion | 3.78864 °/min |
BSTAR | 0.00081543 |
Orbital period | 95.02 mins |
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EXPLORER 7, 22 |
JUNO II R/B, 23 (Decayed) |
EXPLORER 7 Visibility forecast
Observer location: undefined°, undefined
Span | Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order | Start Az. | Max El. time (UTC) | Max El. Az. | Max El. | End time (UTC) | End Az. |
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6 mins | 2025-02-13 22:25:43.446Z | 241.941° WSW | 2025-02-13 22:27:43.446Z | 284.114° WNW | 43.891° | 2025-02-13 22:31:43.446Z | 53.13° ENE |
5 mins | 2025-02-14 00:05:43.446Z | 306.927° NW | 2025-02-14 00:07:43.446Z | 349.028° N | 21.689° | 2025-02-14 00:10:43.446Z | 38.767° NE |
4 mins | 2025-02-14 01:46:43.446Z | 345.613° N | 2025-02-14 01:47:43.446Z | 5.187° NNE | 18.685° | 2025-02-14 01:50:43.446Z | 52.821° ENE |
6 mins | 2025-02-14 03:25:43.446Z | 330.651° NNW | 2025-02-14 03:27:43.446Z | 24.607° NE | 33.087° | 2025-02-14 03:31:43.446Z | 96.586° ESE |
6 mins | 2025-02-14 05:04:43.446Z | 279.221° WNW | 2025-02-14 05:06:43.446Z | 231.441° WSW | 32.942° | 2025-02-14 05:10:43.446Z | 153.961° SSE |
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