EXPLORER 7

Photo EXPLORER 7

22
Spacetrack Directory Number
1959-10-13
Orbit launches


Satellite information EXPLORER 7 - NASA S-1A

Spacetrack Directory Name EXPLORER 7
Alternative name NASA S-1A
Orbit launches 1959-10-13 g.15:30
Deorbitation
Country/organisation of origin USA (US)
Starting point AFETR (Kennedy Space Center/Cape Canaveral, USA)
Perigee 484 km
Apogee 678 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.


Update time: 2026-04-21 14:00:13
EXPLORER 7 a new group of Starlink satellites has been launched 1959-10-13