Launch Details

Launched	6 December 1979
Flight ended	–
Status	Unknown
Launch site	Air Force Eastern Test Range, Florida, USA
Owner	United States
NORAD ID	32985
COSPAR ID	1979-101L
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination	7.691°
Eccentricity	0.47714
RA ascending node	11.664 hr
Argument perigee	287.611°
Mean anomaly	39.187°
Orbital period	797.038 min
Epoch of osculation	05 Mar 2026, 21:13

See historical orbital elements »

Derived Quantities

Min Altitude	8517.9 km
Mean Altitude	22105.0 km
Peak Altitude	35692.2 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