EXPLORER 16, 506
Orbit data source: Space-Track
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.
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EXPLORER 16 details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | LEO |
| Last TLE update | 19 hours ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | NASA LaRC |
| Mission | Civil Science |
| Bus & Motor | S-55, Unknown motor |
| Mass | 100 kg wet, 76 kg dry |
| Launch date (UTC) | |
| Launch vehicle | |
| Launch site | |
| Object type | Payload Rocket body Debris |
| Shape & HBR | Cyl, 1.93 m |
| Radar Cross Section | 1.071 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²) |
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TLE from 19 hours ago
0 EXPLORER 16
1 00506U 62070A 25014.79230941 .00000006 00000-0 97991-4 0 9998
2 00506 52.0009 230.8443 0276206 339.5809 19.4242 13.85632072136888Epoch: 2025-01-14T19:00Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-01-14T19:00:55.533Z)
| Latitude | -0.00002° |
| Longitude | -168.88103° |
| Altitude | 754.624 km |
| Speed | 7.575 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 15h 23m 22s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | -16.89106° |
| Longitude | 174.4788° |
| Altitude | 746.466 km |
| Speed | 7.584 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 13h 23m 50s |
| Apparent Declination | -71° 58' 22" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 14:38:13 |
| Azimuth | 186.139° SSW |
| Elevation | -22.656° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 1,146.648 km |
| Perigee altitude | 742.143 km |
| Semi-major axis | 7,322.532 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0276206 |
| Inclination | 52.0009° |
| RAAN | 230.8443° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 339.5809° |
| True anomaly | 20.51209° |
| Mean anomaly | 19.4242° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 19.96454° |
| Mean motion | 3.46379 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.000097991 |
| Orbital period | 103.93 mins |
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| EXPLORER 16, 506 |
EXPLORER 16 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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 mins | 2025-01-15 15:55:36.632Z | 186.519° SSW | 2025-01-15 15:59:36.632Z | 131.086° SE | 28.355° | 2025-01-15 16:04:36.632Z | 68.957° E |
| 10 mins | 2025-01-15 17:43:36.632Z | 251.885° W | 2025-01-15 17:47:36.632Z | 310.179° NW | 40.536° | 2025-01-15 17:53:36.632Z | 47.256° ENE |
| 9 mins | 2025-01-15 19:33:36.632Z | 298.928° NW | 2025-01-15 19:37:36.632Z | 349.301° N | 26.315° | 2025-01-15 19:42:36.632Z | 46.302° ENE |
| 10 mins | 2025-01-15 21:23:36.632Z | 319.591° NNW | 2025-01-15 21:27:36.632Z | 7.495° NNE | 28.494° | 2025-01-15 21:33:36.632Z | 74.322° E |
| 12 mins | 2025-01-15 23:12:36.632Z | 312.498° NW | 2025-01-15 23:17:36.632Z | 29.949° NE | 43.751° | 2025-01-15 23:24:36.632Z | 119.712° SE |
| 10 mins | 2025-01-16 01:01:36.632Z | 283.858° WNW | 2025-01-16 01:06:36.632Z | 224.52° SW | 28.58° | 2025-01-16 01:11:36.632Z | 175.261° S |
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