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 | 1 day ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | NASA LaRC |
| Mission status | Unknown |
| 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 |
| Radar Cross Section | 0.65 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²) |
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TLE from 1 day ago
0 EXPLORER 16
1 00506U 62070A 24250.52090346 .00000086 00000-0 15031-3 0 9995
2 00506 52.0050 4.4867 0276738 341.0020 18.0738 13.85511767118828Epoch: 2024-09-06T12:30Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-09-06T12:30:06.058Z)
| Latitude | -0.00008° |
| Longitude | -169.13085° |
| Altitude | 753.053 km |
| Speed | 7.576 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 00h 17m 56s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch |
Predictive object data (real-time)
| Latitude | 44.31922° |
| Longitude | -124.46578° |
| Altitude | 900.618 km |
| Speed | 7.431 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 00h 54m 42s |
| Apparent Declination | 6° 58' 57" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Predictive observer data (real-time)
| Local Sidereal Time | 10:22:04 |
| Azimuth | 314.089° NW |
| Elevation | -31.374° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee | 1,147.473 km |
| Perigee | 742.165 km |
| Semi-major axis | 7,322.956 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0276738 |
| Inclination | 52.005° |
| RAAN | 4.4867° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 341.002° |
| True anomaly | 19.09099° |
| Mean anomaly | 18.0738° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 18.57899° |
| Mean motion | 3.46349 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.00015031 |
| Period | 103.94 mins |
No data available
Other satellites on launch #70 in the year 1962 (1962-12-16 UTC)
| EXPLORER 16, 506 |
EXPLORER 16 Visibility forecast
Observer location: 39.9160978°, -105.1181434
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