EXPLORER 7, 22
Orbit data source: Space-Track
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.
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EXPLORER 7 details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | LEO |
| Last TLE update | 17 hours ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | ABMA |
| Mission | Civil Science |
| Bus & Motor | S-1, Unknown motor |
| Mass | 41 kg wet, 41 kg dry |
| Launch date (UTC) | |
| Launch vehicle | |
| Launch site | |
| Object type | Payload Rocket body Debris |
| Shape & HBR | Cone + Cone, 0.76 m |
| Radar Cross Section | 0.454 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²) |
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TLE from 17 hours ago
0 EXPLORER 7
1 00022U 59009A 25002.51141109 .00028486 00000-0 13706-2 0 9995
2 00022 50.2738 175.2794 0101316 169.5173 190.7926 15.14051240719532Epoch: 2025-01-02T12:16Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-01-02T12:16:25.918Z)
| Latitude | -0.00003° |
| Longitude | -111.2179° |
| Altitude | 593.154 km |
| Speed | 7.527 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 11h 41m 07s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | -27.7875° |
| Longitude | 91.21594° |
| Altitude | 481.75 km |
| Speed | 7.652 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 21h 48m 35s |
| Apparent Declination | -53° 59' 12" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 04:55:39 |
| Azimuth | 227.74° WSW |
| Elevation | -40.476° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 594.52 km |
| Perigee altitude | 454.648 km |
| Semi-major axis | 6,902.721 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0101316 |
| Inclination | 50.2738° |
| RAAN | 175.2794° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 169.5173° |
| True anomaly | 190.57787° |
| Mean anomaly | 190.7926° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 190.68497° |
| Mean motion | 3.78454 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.0013706 |
| Orbital period | 95.12 mins |
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Other satellites on launch #9 in the year 1959 (1959-10-13 UTC)
| EXPLORER 7, 22 |
| JUNO II R/B, 23 (Decayed) |
EXPLORER 7 Visibility forecast
Observer location: undefined°, undefined
Span | Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order | Start Az. | Max El. time (UTC) | Max El. Az. | Max El. | End time (UTC) | End Az. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 mins | 2025-01-03 13:46:49.399Z | 215.109° SW | 2025-01-03 13:50:49.399Z | 141.273° SSE | 37.921° | 2025-01-03 13:53:49.399Z | 68.424° E |
| 6 mins | 2025-01-03 15:27:49.399Z | 281.541° WNW | 2025-01-03 15:29:49.399Z | 322.659° NNW | 28.623° | 2025-01-03 15:33:49.399Z | 42.295° NE |
| 4 mins | 2025-01-03 17:08:49.399Z | 328.026° NNW | 2025-01-03 17:10:49.399Z | 5.735° NNE | 16.979° | 2025-01-03 17:12:49.399Z | 38.212° NE |
| 4 mins | 2025-01-03 18:48:49.399Z | 337.944° N | 2025-01-03 18:50:49.399Z | 23.453° NE | 22.34° | 2025-01-03 18:52:49.399Z | 64.022° ENE |
| 5 mins | 2025-01-03 20:27:49.399Z | 302.199° NW | 2025-01-03 20:29:49.399Z | 282.975° WNW | 43.386° | 2025-01-03 20:32:49.399Z | 129.698° SE |
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