EXPLORER 51 (AE-C)

decayedleo

NORAD / COSPAR6977 / 1973-101A

ConstellationUNCLASSIFIED

Object typePAYLOAD

Country / ownerUnited States

OperatorVarious

Launch date16 Dec 1973

Launch siteN/A

Launch vehicleN/A

Decay date12 Dec 1978

Period88.02 min

Inclination67.94°

Apoapsis177 km

Periapsis176 km

Mean altitude176 km

Semi-major axis6547 km

Eccentricity0.00013

TLE epoch12/10/1978, 10:22:18 AM

SourceSpace-Track

1 06977U 73101  A 78344.43215764  .02836540 +88105-2 +35335-3 0  9993
2 06977 067.9426 343.9822 0001285 206.7624 153.1588 16.36031946276396