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 | 9 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 9 hours ago
0 EXPLORER 7
1 00022U 59009A 24291.87923330 .00012199 00000-0 64164-3 0 9996
2 00022 50.2770 184.7125 0105671 227.3592 131.8418 15.11259278707938Epoch: 2024-10-17T21:06Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-10-17T21:06:05.757Z)
| Latitude | 0° |
| Longitude | -158.66847° |
| Altitude | 582.073 km |
| Speed | 7.544 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 12h 18m 51s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Predictive object data (real-time)
| Latitude | -32.96979° |
| Longitude | 51.95106° |
| Altitude | 469.499 km |
| Speed | 7.672 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 06h 09m 08s |
| Apparent Declination | -73° 47' 17" |
| Sunlit | Object is in full shadow |
Predictive observer data (real-time)
| Local Sidereal Time | 00:50:16 |
| Azimuth | 160.329° S |
| Elevation | -35.305° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee | 606.112 km |
| Perigee | 460.049 km |
| Semi-major axis | 6,911.218 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0105671 |
| Inclination | 50.277° |
| RAAN | 184.7125° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 227.3592° |
| True anomaly | 132.73599° |
| Mean anomaly | 131.8418° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 132.28968° |
| Mean motion | 3.77756 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.00064164 |
| Period | 95.3 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: 39.9160978°, -105.1181434
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 mins | 2024-10-18 19:28:50.845Z | 214.651° SW | 2024-10-18 19:32:50.845Z | 144.691° SSE | 38.335° | 2024-10-18 19:36:50.845Z | 64.68° ENE |
| 6 mins | 2024-10-18 21:09:50.845Z | 278.365° WNW | 2024-10-18 21:12:50.845Z | 345.152° N | 30.807° | 2024-10-18 21:15:50.845Z | 39.647° NE |
| 5 mins | 2024-10-18 22:50:50.845Z | 319.961° NNW | 2024-10-18 22:52:50.845Z | 353.736° N | 19.562° | 2024-10-18 22:55:50.845Z | 42.056° NE |
| 6 mins | 2024-10-19 00:30:50.845Z | 326.699° NNW | 2024-10-19 00:33:50.845Z | 25.864° NE | 24.809° | 2024-10-19 00:36:50.845Z | 75.031° E |
| 6 mins | 2024-10-19 02:10:50.845Z | 302.292° NW | 2024-10-19 02:13:50.845Z | 144.83° SSE | 42.949° | 2024-10-19 02:16:50.845Z | 129.304° SE |