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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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NASA's NSSDC Master Catalog

Two Line Element Set (TLE):
1   506U 62070A   25171.88748967 -.00000082  00000-0  43369-4 0  9999
2   506  52.0029 355.4637 0276868  51.9173 310.6378 13.85693846159104
Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC