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Launch · COSPAR 1968-055 · 04 Jul 1968

EXPLORER 38 (RAE-A)

Vandenberg Space Force Base (Western Range), California · US34.74°, -120.57°

Payloads

1

Catalogued objects

20

payloads + rocket bodies + debris

Still on orbit

19

Decayed

1

5% of objects

Owners (SATCAT owner codes)

Launch site: Vandenberg Space Force Base (Western Range), CaliforniaVandenberg Space Force Base (Western Range), California

Catalogue

Objects from this launch · 20

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Payload Payload · 1

NameNORADCOSPARStatusOrbitPerigee / apogeeIncl.DecayedOperator
EXPLORER 38 (RAE-A)33071968-055AUnknownMEO5,826 / 5,860 km120.82°on orbit—

Rocket body Rocket body · 1

NameNORADCOSPARStatusOrbitPerigee / apogeeIncl.DecayedOperator
DELTA 1 R/B33151968-055BInactiveOTHER684 / 5,721 km120.67°on orbit—

Debris Debris · 18

NameNORADCOSPARStatusOrbitPerigee / apogeeIncl.DecayedOperator
EXPLORER 38 DEB38481968-055CInactiveMEO5,823 / 5,865 km120.83°on orbit—
DELTA 1 DEB48411968-055DInactiveOTHER599 / 5,758 km120.72°on orbit—
DELTA 1 DEB252701968-055EInactiveOTHER671 / 4,716 km120.53°on orbit—
DELTA 1 DEB266721968-055FInactiveOTHER616 / 3,286 km120.47°on orbit—
DELTA 1 DEB266731968-055GDecayedLEO306 / 363 km120.43°05 Mar 2002—
DELTA 1 DEB274801968-055HInactiveOTHER1,367 / 4,814 km121.26°on orbit—
DELTA 1 DEB274811968-055JInactiveOTHER676 / 3,560 km120.68°on orbit—
DELTA 1 DEB276241968-055KInactiveOTHER644 / 4,230 km120.53°on orbit—
DELTA 1 DEB282661968-055LInactiveOTHER807 / 3,670 km120.73°on orbit—
EXPLORER 38 DEB286081968-055MInactiveMEO5,823 / 5,872 km120.83°on orbit—
DELTA 1 DEB286651968-055NInactiveOTHER655 / 2,307 km120.64°on orbit—
DELTA 1 DEB286661968-055PInactiveOTHER699 / 3,937 km120.55°on orbit—
DELTA 1 DEB286671968-055QInactiveOTHER614 / 3,564 km120.52°on orbit—
DELTA 1 DEB286691968-055RInactiveOTHER577 / 2,406 km120.54°on orbit—
DELTA 1 DEB286681968-055SInactiveOTHER578 / 2,895 km120.69°on orbit—
DELTA 1 DEB286701968-055TInactiveLEO554 / 1,867 km120.52°on orbit—
DELTA 1 DEB286711968-055UInactiveOTHER634 / 3,093 km120.64°on orbit—
DELTA 1 DEB290621968-055VInactiveOTHER560 / 2,579 km120.60°on orbit—

Record

Launch record

COSPAR launch id
1968-055
Launch date(SATCAT, UTC)
04 Jul 1968
Launch site
Vandenberg Space Force Base (Western Range), California
Site code
AFWTR
SatelliteIndex id
lch_01M28X3HY8F5BSMS3A2AKKVMTJ

Timeline

Events

No events recorded for this launch or its objects.

This launch is derived from catalogued objects sharing the international designator 1968-055; date and site come from SATCAT. See the methodology.

EXPLORER 38 (RAE-A) — Launch 1968-055, 04 Jul 1968 | SatelliteIndex