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	101.958°
Eccentricity	0.00863
RA ascending node	22.695 hr
Argument perigee	208.607°
Mean anomaly	162.622°
Orbital period	115.868 min
Epoch of osculation	30 Jan 2026, 02:53

See historical orbital elements »

Derived Quantities

Min Altitude	1434.0 km
Mean Altitude	1501.9 km
Peak Altitude	1569.8 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