Spacecraft information: OPS 9442

Launch Details
Launched 13 December 1978
Flight ended
Status Non-operational
Launch site Air Force Eastern Test Range, Florida, USA
Owner United States
NORAD ID 11145
COSPAR ID 1978-113B
Alternative names DSCS 2-12
DSCS-2 C12
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 8.188°
Eccentricity 0.00051
RA ascending node 20.195 hr
Argument perigee 188.993°
Mean anomaly 180.497°
Orbital period 1462.780 min
Epoch of osculation 16 Jul 2026, 02:55

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 36292.7 km
Mean Altitude 36314.4 km
Peak Altitude 36336.1 km

Orbital History

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42.38°N
71.11°W
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