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    ESSA 8
            Launch Details
            
                
        
                    | Launched | 14 December 1968 | 
| Flight ended | – | 
| Status | Non-operational | 
| Launch site | Air Force Western Test Range, California, USA | 
| Owner | United States | 
| NORAD ID | 3615 | 
| COSPAR ID | 1968-114A | 
| Alternative names | TOS-F | 
| Observing | 
Current orbital elements
| Inclination | 101.667° | 
| Eccentricity | 0.00323 | 
| RA ascending node | 16.613 hr | 
| Argument perigee | 51.206° | 
| Mean anomaly | 309.189° | 
| Orbital period | 114.627 min | 
| Epoch of osculation | 29 Oct 2025, 10:25 | 
Derived Quantities
| Min Altitude | 1420.4 km | 
| Mean Altitude | 1445.6 km | 
| Peak Altitude | 1470.8 km | 
Orbital History
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