Launch Details

Launched	14 December 1968
Flight ended	–
Status	Unknown
Launch site	Air Force Western Test Range, California, USA
Owner	United States
NORAD ID	42079
COSPAR ID	1968-114F
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination	102.010°
Eccentricity	0.03175
RA ascending node	23.556 hr
Argument perigee	352.069°
Mean anomaly	36.514°
Orbital period	117.434 min
Epoch of osculation	17 Jan 2026, 20:56

See historical orbital elements »

Derived Quantities

Min Altitude	1320.5 km
Mean Altitude	1572.7 km
Peak Altitude	1824.9 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