Explorer 19

NASA satellite. Explorer 19 was launched on December 19, 1963 aboard a Scout X-4 from Vandenberg. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (May 10, 1981).

COSPAR 1963-053ANORAD 714United States

Identity

Name in GCAT: Explorer 19
Payload designation: AD-A
International designator: 1963-053A
NORAD catalog number: 714
GCAT identifier: S00714
UN registration: A/AC.105/INF.059

Mission

Mission type: Space science
Use: Civil government
Program: Explorer AD
Owner: NASA LaRC
Country: United States
Builder: G T Schjeldahl Inc.
Platform (bus): 12' Sphere

Launch

Date: December 19, 1963 · 18:49 UTC
Launch record: 1963-053Success
Rocket: Scout X-4
Spaceport: Vandenberg · pad LC-D

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LEO/I
Perigee: 588 km
Apogee: 2,389 km
Inclination: 78.60°
Status: Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date: May 10, 1981
Last known active: Dec 19, 1963
End of operations: Dec 19, 1963

Size

Mass: 8 kg
Dry mass: 8 kg
Length: 3.6 m
Diameter: 3.60 m
Span: 3.6 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q49877 (CC0).