Key statistics
Satellite EXPLORER 22 at a glance.
Uptime
22244
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 13.8
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
79.7
Latest
Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for EXPLORER 22.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: EXPLORER 22
International designator: 1964-064A
Object number (NORAD): 899
Object ID (CCSDS): 899
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 104.127 minutes
Inclination: 79.6871 deg
SMA: 7331.659 km
Apoapsis: 1041.194 km
Periapsis: 865.854 km
RAAN: 80.9769 deg
Eccentricy: 0.01195771
Argument of periapsis: 223.8463 deg
Mean anomaly: 135.315 deg
Mean motion: 13.82927402 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000311 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00026513062 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 3, 2025, 10:15 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 3, 2025, 6:06 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 EXPLORER 22
TLE line 1: 1 00899U 64064A 25246.25446448 .00000311 00000-0 26513-3 0 9997
TLE line 2: 2 00899 79.6871 80.9769 0119577 223.8463 135.3150 13.82927402 65314
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite EXPLORER 22.
In-orbit conjunctions
A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object EXPLORER 22.
Associated space launch
The BE (Beacon Explorer) satellites provided Laser reflectors for geodetic measurements as well measured the electron density in the ionosphere.
EXPLORER 22 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Scout X-4 | Beacon Explorer B’, on board a Scout X-4 space rocket.
The launch took place on Oct. 10, 1964, 3:01 a.m. from Space Launch Complex 5.
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Scout X-4 | Beacon Explorer B
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Oct. 10, 1964, 3:01 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Scout X-4
Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 5
Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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