EXPLORER 16, 506
Orbit data source: Space-Track
EXPLORER 16, 506 is a payload satellite owned by NASA LaRC (US) in LEO that was launched on Sun, 16 Dec 1962 UTC via an SCOUT X-3 launch vehicle from the Wallops Island (WLPIS). 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 16 details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | LEO |
| Last TLE update | 20 hours ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | NASA LaRC |
| Mission | Civil Science |
| Bus & Motor | S-55, Unknown motor |
| Mass | 100 kg wet, 76 kg dry |
| Launch date (UTC) | |
| Launch vehicle | |
| Launch site | |
| Object type | Payload Rocket body Debris |
| Shape & HBR | Cyl, 1.93 m |
| Radar Cross Section | 1.071 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²) |
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TLE from 20 hours ago
0 EXPLORER 16
1 00506U 62070A 25024.16940479 .00000046 00000-0 12464-3 0 9999
2 00506 52.0006 195.3069 0276506 5.3951 354.9848 13.85635393138186Epoch: 2025-01-24T04:03Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-01-24T04:03:56.573Z)
| Latitude | -0.00005° |
| Longitude | 10.58471° |
| Altitude | 743.056 km |
| Speed | 7.587 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 13h 01m 13s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | 12.23453° |
| Longitude | 177.74998° |
| Altitude | 1,129.025 km |
| Speed | 7.198 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 22h 24m 30s |
| Apparent Declination | -40° 28' 60" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 01:11:09 |
| Azimuth | 210.377° SW |
| Elevation | 1.102° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 1,146.856 km |
| Perigee altitude | 741.912 km |
| Semi-major axis | 7,322.521 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0276506 |
| Inclination | 52.0006° |
| RAAN | 195.3069° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 5.3951° |
| True anomaly | 354.69795° |
| Mean anomaly | 354.9848° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 354.84238° |
| Mean motion | 3.4638 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.00012464 |
| Orbital period | 103.93 mins |
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EXPLORER 16 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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| 9 mins | 2025-01-25 13:06:25.454Z | 196.961° SSW | 2025-01-25 13:10:25.454Z | 129.379° SE | 33.558° | 2025-01-25 13:15:25.454Z | 63.644° ENE |
| 9 mins | 2025-01-25 14:55:25.454Z | 267.305° W | 2025-01-25 14:58:25.454Z | 319.943° NNW | 35.96° | 2025-01-25 15:04:25.454Z | 46.342° ENE |
| 8 mins | 2025-01-25 16:45:25.454Z | 312.219° NW | 2025-01-25 16:48:25.454Z | 353.366° N | 23.706° | 2025-01-25 16:53:25.454Z | 49.906° ENE |
| 10 mins | 2025-01-25 18:34:25.454Z | 321.692° NNW | 2025-01-25 18:38:25.454Z | 14.235° NNE | 29.19° | 2025-01-25 18:44:25.454Z | 81.807° E |
| 11 mins | 2025-01-25 20:23:25.454Z | 308.908° NW | 2025-01-25 20:28:25.454Z | 111.481° ESE | 44.492° | 2025-01-25 20:34:25.454Z | 127.931° SE |
| 9 mins | 2025-01-25 22:12:25.454Z | 275.152° WNW | 2025-01-25 22:16:25.454Z | 230.835° WSW | 22.623° | 2025-01-25 22:21:25.454Z | 184.17° SSW |
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