Launch Details

Launched	6 December 1979
Flight ended	–
Status	Unknown
Launch site	Air Force Eastern Test Range, Florida, USA
Owner	United States
NORAD ID	38688
COSPAR ID	1979-101X
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination	8.030°
Eccentricity	0.47953
RA ascending node	6.660 hr
Argument perigee	73.590°
Mean anomaly	332.690°
Orbital period	798.253 min
Epoch of osculation	08 Mar 2026, 12:46

See historical orbital elements »

Derived Quantities

Min Altitude	8465.0 km
Mean Altitude	22134.0 km
Peak Altitude	35803.0 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