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EXPLORER 22

activePayloadLEO

A catalogued spacecraft payload.

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Launch

Launch date
October 10, 1964 at 03:01 AM UTC
Launch site
Vandenberg SFB, USA
Launched by
Scout X-4 →
Operator
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Mission
Beacon Explorer B
Launch record
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Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
1,040 km
Periapsis
866 km
Inclination
79.69°
Orbital period
104.12 min

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
1964-064A
NORAD catalog №
899
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
United StatesUnited States
Radar cross-section
1.423 m²
Status
active