Key statistics
Satellite EXPLORER 36 (GEOS 2) at a glance.
Uptime
20998
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 12.8
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
105.8
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for EXPLORER 36 (GEOS 2).
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: EXPLORER 36 (GEOS 2)
International designator: 1968-002A
Object number (NORAD): 3093
Object ID (CCSDS): 3093
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 112.186 minutes
Inclination: 105.7852 deg
SMA: 7705.22 km
Apoapsis: 1573.155 km
Periapsis: 1081.015 km
RAAN: 297.5997 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0319355
Argument of periapsis: 304.5128 deg
Mean anomaly: 162.2434 deg
Mean motion: 12.83586562 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): -0.00000056 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000069444 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 8, 2025, 2:27 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 7, 2025, 9:33 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 EXPLORER 36 (GEOS 2)
TLE line 1: 1 03093U 68002A 25188.89853329 -.00000056 00000-0 69444-4 0 9995
TLE line 2: 2 03093 105.7852 297.5997 0319355 304.5128 162.2434 12.83586562693187
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite EXPLORER 36 (GEOS 2).
In-orbit conjunctions
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Go to all conjunctionsAssociated space launch
The GEOS 1 (Geodetic Earth Orbiting Satellite) spacecraft was a gravity-gradient-stabilized, solar-cell powered unit designed exclusively for geodetic studies.
EXPLORER 36 (GEOS 2) was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Thor Delta E1 | GEOS B’, on board a Thor Delta E1 space rocket.
The launch took place on Jan. 11, 1968, 4:16 p.m. from Space Launch Complex 2E.
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Thor Delta E1 | GEOS B
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Jan. 11, 1968, 4:16 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Thor Delta E1
Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 2E
Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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