EXPLORER 16
Satellite information EXPLORER 16 - Explorer 16
| Spacetrack Directory Name | EXPLORER 16 |
| Alternative name | Explorer 16 |
| Follow EXPLORER 16 | EXPLORER 16 Tracker |
| Pass predictions EXPLORER 16 | Pass predictions EXPLORER 16 |
| Orbit launches |
1962-12-16 (63 years ago)
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| Days in orbit | 23289 |
| Country/organisation of origin | USA (US) |
| Starting point | WLPIS (Wallops Island) |
| Type | Satellite |
| Perigee | 742 km |
| Apogee | 1149 km |
| Orbit slope (inclination) | 52° |
| Laps per day | 14 |
| Height EXPLORER 16 | 952.59 km |
Additional information EXPLORER 16
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.
satellite EXPLORER 16 Date of exalting 16.12.1962y. Average height of ISS EXPLORER 16 hundred 952.59 km. Average velocity EXPLORER 16 is 26559.22 km/h. Inclination EXPLORER 16 satellite 52°.TLE
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Average inclination EXPLORER 16
Mean right ascension of the ascending node (RAAN) EXPLORER 16
Mean argument of perigee EXPLORER 16
Mean semi-major axis of the orbit EXPLORER 16
Mean orbital eccentricity EXPLORER 16
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