Launch · COSPAR 1961-004 · 16 Feb 1961

EXPLORER 9

Name: Launch 1961-004 — EXPLORER 9
Start: 1961-02-16
Location: Wallops Flight Facility / MARS, Virginia

Payloads

Catalogued objects

payloads + rocket bodies + debris

Still on orbit

Decayed

75% of objects

Owners (SATCAT owner codes)

Catalogue

Objects from this launch · 8

Payload Payload · 1

Name	NORAD	COSPAR	Status	Orbit	Perigee / apogee	Incl.	Decayed	Operator
EXPLORER 9	81	1961-004A	Decayed	LEO	285 / 559 km	38.84°	09 Apr 1964	—

Rocket body Rocket body · 1

Name	NORAD	COSPAR	Status	Orbit	Perigee / apogee	Incl.	Decayed	Operator
SCOUT X-1 R/B	82	1961-004B	Inactive	OTHER	632 / 2,484 km	38.86°	on orbit	—

Debris Debris · 6

Name	NORAD	COSPAR	Status	Orbit	Perigee / apogee	Incl.	Decayed	Operator
SCOUT X-1 DEB	85	1961-004C	Decayed	LEO	383 / 447 km	38.63°	03 Jun 2025	—
SCOUT X-1 DEB	86	1961-004D	Decayed	OTHER	—	—	30 Jun 1961	—
SCOUT X-1 DEB	3738	1961-004E	Decayed	OTHER	—	—	29 Mar 1982	—
SCOUT X-1 DEB	3927	1961-004F	Decayed	LEO	287 / 302 km	39.02°	18 Mar 2026	—
SCOUT X-1 DEB	4026	1961-004G	Inactive	LEO	527 / 1,058 km	38.82°	on orbit	—
SCOUT X-1 DEB	5237	1961-004H	Decayed	OTHER	—	—	20 Jul 1974	—

Record

Timeline

No events recorded for this launch or its objects.

This launch is derived from catalogued objects sharing the international designator 1961-004; date and site come from SATCAT. See the methodology.