Type
payload
Period
87.8 min
Inclination
49.9°
Apogee
177 km
The record
Everything the slot carries, as measured. Series arrays are drawn above and listed here in full.
| family | celestialdex |
|---|---|
| object_name | EXPLORER 8 |
| intl_designator | 1960-014A |
| norad_id | 60 |
| object_type | PAY |
| ops_status | D |
| ops_status_name | decayed |
| owner | US |
| launch_site | AFETR |
| launch_utc | 1960-11-03T00:00:00+00:00 |
| decay_utc | 2012-03-28T00:00:00+00:00 |
| decayed | true |
| days_on_orbit | 18,773 |
| perigee_km | 158 |
| rcs_m2 | 0.452 |
| orbit_type | IMP |
| orbit_center | EA |
| launch_date_raw | 1960-11-03 |
| decay_date_raw | 2012-03-28 |
Provenance
This slot's source list is not carried on the manifest row; open the dossier below.
Storage: spine