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Designation
Spacetrack catalog number22
COSPAR ID1959-009-A
Name in Spacetrack catalogEXPLORER 7

Satellite Details

Orbit 495 x 721 km, 50.3°
Country/organitisation of origin USA
Intrinsic brightness (Mag) 8.2 (at 1000km distance, 50% illuminated)
Maximum brightness (Mag)5.1 (at perigee, 100% illuminated)

Launch

Date (UTC) 13 October 1959 15:30
Launch siteCape Canaveral Air Force Station,
United States
Launch vehicle Juno II
View from orbit pole
 

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