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EXPLORER 38 (RAE-A)

activePayloadMEO

A catalogued spacecraft payload.

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Launch

Launch date
July 4, 1968 at 05:26 PM UTC
Launch site
Vandenberg SFB, USA
Launched by
Thor Delta J →
Operator
United States Air Force
Mission
RAE 1
Launch record
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Orbit

Orbit regime
MEO
Apoapsis
5,867 km
Periapsis
5,821 km
Inclination
120.81°
Orbital period
224.12 min

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
1968-055A
NORAD catalog №
3307
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
United StatesUnited States
Radar cross-section
15.7157 m²
Status
active