EXPLORER 7

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22
Spacetrack Directory Number
1959-10-13
Orbit launches
482.18 km
Average height
27455.26 km/h
Average velocity


Satellite information EXPLORER 7 - NASA S-1A

Spacetrack Directory Name EXPLORER 7
Alternative name NASA S-1A
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Orbit launches 1959-10-13 g.15:30 (66 years ago)
Days in orbit 24418
Country/organisation of origin USA (US)
Starting point AFETR (Kennedy Space Center/Cape Canaveral, USA)
Type Satellite
Perigee 484 km
Apogee 678 km
Orbit slope (inclination) 50.24°
Laps per day 15
Height EXPLORER 7 482.18 km

Additional information EXPLORER 7

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.

satellite EXPLORER 7 Date of exalting 13.10.1959y. Average height of ISS EXPLORER 7 hundred 482.18 km. Average velocity EXPLORER 7 is 27455.26 km/h. Inclination EXPLORER 7 satellite 50.24°.

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Update time: 2026-08-20 19:30:21
Average height of ISS EXPLORER 7 is: 482.18km
Average velocity EXPLORER 7 is: 27455.26km/h
Average orbit height EXPLORER 7 is: 50.24°
EXPLORER 7 a new group of Starlink satellites has been launched 1959-10-13
EXPLORER 7 is from 24418 days Days in orbit.