Spacecraft information: OPS 9438

Launch Details
Launched 11 May 1977
Flight ended
Status Non-operational
Launch site Air Force Eastern Test Range, Florida, USA
Owner United States
NORAD ID 10001
COSPAR ID 1977-034B
Alternative names DSCS 2-8
DSCS-2 C8
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 8.816°
Eccentricity 0.00344
RA ascending node 19.986 hr
Argument perigee 155.127°
Mean anomaly 208.259°
Orbital period 1509.001 min
Epoch of osculation 26 May 2026, 05:18

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 37058.9 km
Mean Altitude 37208.9 km
Peak Altitude 37358.9 km

Orbital History

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South El Monte

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34.05°N
118.05°W
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