Key statistics
Satellite EXPLORER 6 at a glance.
Uptime
693
Days in orbit
Revolutions
N/A
Per day
Orbit
OTHER
Other
Inclination
N/A
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for EXPLORER 6.
Object identification
Object name: EXPLORER 6
International designator: 1959-004A
Object number (NORAD): 15
Object ID (CCSDS): 15
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
Orbital parameters
Decay date: June 30, 1961
Inclination: 46.95 deg
Period: 762.25 minutes
Apoapsis: 42276.0 km
Periapsis: 251.0 km
Two-line elements (TLE)
No TLE available, as this satellite has decayed and is no longer in orbit.
Live tracking on map
Satellite EXPLORER 6 has decayed and is no longer in orbit. No tracking available.
Associated space launch
Explorer 6 was an American satellite designed to study trapped radiation of various energies, galactic cosmic rays, geomagnetism, radio propagation and the flux of micrometeorites. It also tested a scanning device designed for photographing the Earth's cloud cover, and transmitted the first pictures of Earth from a satellite.
EXPLORER 6 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Thor Able III | Explorer 6’, on board a Thor Able III space rocket.
The launch took place on Aug. 7, 1959, 2:24 p.m. from Space Launch Complex 17A.
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Thor Able III | Explorer 6
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Aug. 7, 1959, 2:24 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Thor Able III
Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 17A
Location: Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
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