Launch Details

Launched	14 December 1968
Flight ended	–
Status	Unknown
Launch site	Air Force Western Test Range, California, USA
Owner	United States
NORAD ID	42082
COSPAR ID	1968-114J
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination	101.966°
Eccentricity	0.00872
RA ascending node	2.182 hr
Argument perigee	108.497°
Mean anomaly	265.646°
Orbital period	115.867 min
Epoch of osculation	24 Mar 2026, 02:06

See historical orbital elements »

Derived Quantities

Min Altitude	1433.2 km
Mean Altitude	1501.9 km
Peak Altitude	1570.5 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