EXPLORER 40 (INJUN-5)

retiredleo

NORAD / COSPAR3338 / 1968-066B

ConstellationUNCLASSIFIED

Object typePAYLOAD

Country / ownerUnited States

OperatorVarious

Launch date08 Aug 1968

Launch siteN/A

Launch vehicleN/A

Decay dateIn orbit

Period117.69 min

Inclination80.66°

Apoapsis2476 km

Periapsis678 km

Mean altitude1577 km

Semi-major axis7948 km

Eccentricity0.11296

Latitude—

Longitude—

Altitude—

Velocity—

Footprint area—

TLE epoch9/8/2026, 8:25:57 AM

SourceSpace-Track

1 03338U 68066B   26251.35135632  .00000076  00000-0  64085-4 0  9997
2 03338  80.6648  23.2849 1129554 130.1258 240.4462 12.23588845588487