Launch Details

Launched	14 December 1968
Flight ended	–
Status	Unknown
Launch site	Air Force Western Test Range, California, USA
Owner	United States
NORAD ID	42078
COSPAR ID	1968-114E
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination	101.508°
Eccentricity	0.00284
RA ascending node	9.350 hr
Argument perigee	242.166°
Mean anomaly	117.653°
Orbital period	115.195 min
Epoch of osculation	30 Jun 2026, 02:38

See historical orbital elements »

Derived Quantities

Min Altitude	1449.1 km
Mean Altitude	1471.4 km
Peak Altitude	1493.7 km

Launched alongside

ESSA 8 DELTA 1 R/B DELTA 1 DEB DELTA 1 DEB DELTA 1 DEB DELTA 1 DEB DELTA 1 DEB DELTA 1 DEB DELTA 1 DEB DELTA 1 DEB DELTA 1 DEB DELTA 1 DEB DELTA 1 DEB DELTA 1 DEB DELTA 1 DEB DELTA 1 DEB DELTA 1 DEB DELTA 1 DEB DELTA 1 DEB DELTA 1 DEB