EXPLORER 8

decayedleo

NORAD / COSPAR60 / 1960-014A

ConstellationUNCLASSIFIED

Object typePAYLOAD

Country / ownerUnited States

OperatorVarious

Launch date03 Nov 1960

Launch siteN/A

Launch vehicleN/A

Decay date28 Mar 2012

Period87.83 min

Inclination49.88°

Apoapsis177 km

Periapsis158 km

Mean altitude167 km

Semi-major axis6538 km

Eccentricity0.00143

TLE epoch3/27/2012, 6:30:50 PM

SourceSpace-Track

1 00060U 60014A   12087.77141234  .11240700  12162-4  82585-3 0  9996
2 00060 049.8769 297.0017 0014319 253.4265 106.9983 16.39420536586174