Space AtlasEXPLORER 51 (AE-C)
NORAD 6977 · Payload · Reentered 1978-12-12
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- 1973-12-16 · Vandenberg, USA
- Country / operator
- US (United States)
- Object type
- Payload
- Purpose
- Earth science
- Mass
- 668 kg
- Size
- 1.1 × 1.4 m
- Orbit class
- LEO (< 2,000 km)
- Perigee × Apogee
- 176 × 177 km
- Inclination
- 67.9°
- Period
- 87.9 min
- Eccentricity
- 0.0001
- Orbit data
- Reconstructed from catalog orbit
Mass, size and purpose from GCAT (J. McDowell, CC BY 4.0).
Same launch
Other objects cataloged from the same launch day and site: co-passengers and the rocket body.