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Launch · COSPAR 1959-009 · 13 Oct 1959

EXPLORER 7

Cape Canaveral / Kennedy Space Center (Eastern Range), Florida · US28.49°, -80.57°

Payloads

1

Catalogued objects

2

payloads + rocket bodies + debris

Still on orbit

1

Decayed

1

50% of objects

Owners (SATCAT owner codes)

Launch site: Cape Canaveral / Kennedy Space Center (Eastern Range), FloridaCape Canaveral / Kennedy Space Center (Eastern Range), Florida

Catalogue

Objects from this launch · 2

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Payload Payload · 1

NameNORADCOSPARStatusOrbitPerigee / apogeeIncl.DecayedOperator
EXPLORER 7221959-009AUnknownLEO423 / 525 km50.24°on orbit—

Rocket body Rocket body · 1

NameNORADCOSPARStatusOrbitPerigee / apogeeIncl.DecayedOperator
JUNO II R/B231959-009BDecayedLEO225 / 249 km50.27°16 Jul 1989—

Record

Launch record

COSPAR launch id
1959-009
Launch date(SATCAT, UTC)
13 Oct 1959
Launch site
Cape Canaveral / Kennedy Space Center (Eastern Range), Florida
Site code
AFETR
SatelliteIndex id
lch_01M28X3HY5A9MGCE9QS19MV6GP

Timeline

Events

No events recorded for this launch or its objects.

This launch is derived from catalogued objects sharing the international designator 1959-009; date and site come from SATCAT. See the methodology.

EXPLORER 7 — Launch 1959-009, 13 Oct 1959 | SatelliteIndex