Launch Details

Launched	6 December 1979
Flight ended	–
Status	Unknown
Launch site	Air Force Eastern Test Range, Florida, USA
Owner	United States
NORAD ID	32984
COSPAR ID	1979-101K
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination	9.469°
Eccentricity	0.48181
RA ascending node	5.667 hr
Argument perigee	94.176°
Mean anomaly	311.219°
Orbital period	788.468 min
Epoch of osculation	06 Mar 2026, 12:06

See historical orbital elements »

Derived Quantities

Min Altitude	8279.1 km
Mean Altitude	21900.5 km
Peak Altitude	35522.0 km

Launched alongside

SATCOM 3 DELTA 1 R/B(1) 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