Explorer 16

NASA satellite of the Explorer program. Explorer 16 was launched on December 16, 1962 aboard a Scout X-3 from Wallops. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit, attached to another object.

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Identity

Name in GCAT: Explorer 16
Payload designation: NASA S-55B
International designator: 1962 B CHI
NORAD catalog number: 506
GCAT identifier: S00506
UN registration: A/AC.105/INF.027

Mission

Mission type: Space science
Use: Civil government
Program: Explorer MME
Owner: NASA LaRC
Country: United States
Builder: NASA Langley Research Center
Platform (bus): S-55

Launch

Date: December 16, 1962 · 14:33 UTC
Launch record: 1962 B CHISuccess
Rocket: Scout X-3
Spaceport: Wallops · pad LA3

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LEO/I
Perigee: 759 km
Apogee: 1,170 km
Inclination: 51.99°
Status: In orbit, attached to another object
Last known active: Jul 25, 1963
End of operations: Jul 25, 1963

Size

Mass: 76 kg
Dry mass: 76 kg
Total mass with attached objects: 100 kg
Length: 2.2 m
Diameter: 0.60 m
Span: 2.2 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q1166030 (CC0).