EXPLORER 50 (IMP-8)

retiredheo

NORAD / COSPAR6893 / 1973-078A

ConstellationUNCLASSIFIED

Object typePAYLOAD

Country / ownerUnited States

OperatorVarious

Launch date26 Oct 1973

Launch siteN/A

Launch vehicleN/A

Decay dateIn orbit

Period17381.24 min

Inclination9.07°

Apoapsis260163 km

Periapsis171621 km

Mean altitude215892 km

Semi-major axis222263 km

Eccentricity0.19918

Latitude—

Longitude—

Altitude—

Velocity—

Footprint area—

TLE epoch7/15/2025, 1:53:57 PM

SourceSpace-Track

1 06893U 73078A   25196.57914163 -.00001058  00000-0  00000-0 0  9995
2 06893   9.0739 118.5325 1991774 108.5150   0.8671  0.08284795 11624