Launch Details

Launched	6 December 1979
Flight ended	–
Status	Unknown
Launch site	Air Force Eastern Test Range, Florida, USA
Owner	United States
NORAD ID	11636
COSPAR ID	1979-101B
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination	28.212°
Eccentricity	0.12618
RA ascending node	6.301 hr
Argument perigee	156.573°
Mean anomaly	209.778°
Orbital period	117.916 min
Epoch of osculation	10 Mar 2026, 11:46

See historical orbital elements »

Derived Quantities

Min Altitude	589.4 km
Mean Altitude	1594.4 km
Peak Altitude	2599.5 km

Launched alongside

SATCOM 3 DELTA 1 R/B(2) SATCOM 3 DEB SATCOM 3 DEB SATCOM 3 DEB SATCOM 3 DEB SATCOM 3 DEB SATCOM 3 DEB SATCOM 3 DEB SATCOM 3 DEB SATCOM 3 DEB SATCOM 3 DEB SATCOM 3 DEB SATCOM 3 DEB SATCOM 3 DEB SATCOM 3 DEB SATCOM 3 DEB SATCOM 3 DEB SATCOM 3 DEB SATCOM 3 DEB SATCOM 3 DEB SATCOM 3 DEB SATCOM 3 DEB SATCOM 3 DEB SATCOM 3 DEB SATCOM 3 DEB SATCOM 3 DEB SATCOM 3 DEB