EXPLORER 40 (INJUN-5), 3338
Orbit data source: Space-Track
EXPLORER 40 (INJUN-5), 3338 is a payload satellite owned by NASA LaRC (US) in LEO that was launched on Thu, 08 Aug 1968 UTC via an SCOUT B launch vehicle from the Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR). 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 40 (INJUN-5) details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | LEO |
| Last TLE update | 15 hours ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | Iowa |
| Mission | Civil Science |
| Bus & Motor | INJUN E, Unknown motor |
| Mass | 70 kg wet, 70 kg dry |
| Launch date (UTC) | |
| Launch vehicle | |
| Launch site | |
| Object type | Payload Rocket body Debris |
| Shape & HBR | Hex Cyl, 0.76 m |
| Radar Cross Section | 0.609 m², Large (>1 m²) |
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TLE from 15 hours ago
0 EXPLORER 40 (INJUN-5)
1 03338U 68066B 24355.89536000 .00000160 00000-0 16864-3 0 9998
2 03338 80.6611 142.3599 1129633 333.0388 21.6015 12.23339523511877Epoch: 2024-12-20T21:29Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-20T21:29:19.103Z)
| Latitude | -0.00004° |
| Longitude | 90.07599° |
| Altitude | 761.219 km |
| Speed | 7.849 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 09h 29m 26s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | -2.99092° |
| Longitude | -89.9053° |
| Altitude | 2,320.437 km |
| Speed | 6.448 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 22h 08m 51s |
| Apparent Declination | -18° 52' 32" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 11:19:23 |
| Azimuth | 40.936° NE |
| Elevation | -64.056° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 2,473.898 km |
| Perigee altitude | 676.974 km |
| Semi-major axis | 7,953.573 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.1129633 |
| Inclination | 80.6611° |
| RAAN | 142.3599° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 333.0388° |
| True anomaly | 27.07366° |
| Mean anomaly | 21.6015° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 24.26093° |
| Mean motion | 3.05985 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.00016864 |
| Orbital period | 117.65 mins |
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EXPLORER 40 (INJUN-5) 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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 mins | 2024-12-21 19:38:37.342Z | 9.412° NNE | 2024-12-21 19:48:37.342Z | 64.177° ENE | 25.551° | 2024-12-21 19:58:37.342Z | 113.432° SE |
| 25 mins | 2024-12-21 21:37:37.342Z | 350.424° N | 2024-12-21 21:48:37.342Z | 25.042° NE | 44.958° | 2024-12-21 22:02:37.342Z | 172.808° S |
| 19 mins | 2024-12-21 23:37:37.342Z | 327.026° NNW | 2024-12-21 23:46:37.342Z | 280.065° WNW | 25.496° | 2024-12-21 23:56:37.342Z | 231.231° WSW |
| 5 mins | 2024-12-22 08:59:37.342Z | 86.659° E | 2024-12-22 09:01:37.342Z | 68.585° E | 13.822° | 2024-12-22 09:04:37.342Z | 46.292° ENE |
| 13 mins | 2024-12-22 10:53:37.342Z | 194.657° SSW | 2024-12-22 10:57:37.342Z | 232.859° WSW | 44.276° | 2024-12-22 11:06:37.342Z | 8.901° NNE |
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