EXPLORER 38 (RAE-A)
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About This Satellite
EXPLORER 38 (RAE-A) is a cataloged satellite tracked under NORAD ID 3307 with international designator 68055A. According to the GCAT master catalog, it was built by GSFC/FAIRH, on the RAE platform, with a launch mass of about 189 kg, with a shape described as Cyl + 4 Ant. According to the TLE snapshot used when this page was generated (2026-08-18), its MEO orbit had an apogee of about 5.869 km and a perigee near 5.831 km, with an inclination of 120.81° and a period of roughly 224.1 minutes; at apogee its speed was about 5.70 km/s. Positions on this page are near-real-time SGP4 predictions propagated from the latest two-line element (TLE) data.
In the TLE snapshot used to generate this page, EXPLORER 38 (RAE-A)'s apogee was 5.869 km, where its speed was about 5.70 km/s, completing about 6.4 orbits of Earth per day. Track it live on the map above or in the JOT orbital map.