EXPLORER 42 (SAS-1)

decayedleo

NORAD / COSPAR4797 / 1970-107A

ConstellationUNCLASSIFIED

Object typePAYLOAD

Country / ownerUnited States

OperatorVarious

Launch date12 Dec 1970

Launch siteN/A

Launch vehicleN/A

Decay date05 Apr 1979

Period89.96 min

Inclination3.03°

Apoapsis272 km

Periapsis272 km

Mean altitude272 km

Semi-major axis6643 km

Eccentricity0.00000

TLE epoch3/31/1979, 7:37:40 AM

SourceSpace-Track

1 04797U 70107  A 79090.31783115  .01425853 +00000-0 +00000-0 0  9994
2 04797 003.0323 136.5902 0000000 223.4098 136.2300 16.00732991460041