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NORAD 3307

EXPLORER 38 (RAE-A)

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Its orbit in 3D

Goes round Earth once every 3.7 hours, on an orbit tilted 120.8° from the equator, between 5,840 and 5,862 km up. Earth is drawn to scale.

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About EXPLORER 38 (RAE-A)

EXPLORER 38 (RAE-A) is a satellite from the United States, launched on Jul 4, 1968 from Air Force Western Test Range.

It circles Earth every 224 minutes (6.4 times a day), between 5,830 and 5,856 km up, on an orbit tilted 120.8° to the equator, so its path covers latitudes up to 59° north and south.

The map shows where it is right now; the pass list tells you when it next comes over your location.

Radio Astronomy Explorer A · NASA artificial satellite

Wikipedia article ↗ · Names and facts: Wikidata (CC0).

Orbit height over the past year

Over the last 12 days its lowest point went from 5,828 km to 5,830 km. Sudden rises are engine burns that lift the orbit; slow declines are drag from the thin upper atmosphere.

Lowest point (perigee)Highest point (apogee)
5,8305,8405,8505,860

From Space-Track element sets, one point a day.