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EXPLORER 16

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EXPLORER 16 is classified as:


NORAD ID: 506
Int'l Code: 1962-070A
Perigee: 748.2 km
Apogee: 1,153.6 km
Inclination: 52.0 °
Period: 103.9 minutes
Semi major axis: 7321 km
RCS: 0.6378 m2 (medium)
Launch date: December 16, 1962
Source: United States (US)
Launch site: WALLOPS ISLAND (WLPIS)
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Two Line Element Set (TLE):
1 00506U 62070A   25182.56230346 -.00000078  00000-0  46119-4 0  9994
2 00506  52.0028 315.0030 0276875  81.2501 281.9671 13.85695187160143
Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC