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	101.972°
Eccentricity	0.00863
RA ascending node	8.937 hr
Argument perigee	277.909°
Mean anomaly	256.846°
Orbital period	115.864 min
Epoch of osculation	04 Jul 2026, 14:16

See historical orbital elements »

Derived Quantities

Min Altitude	1433.8 km
Mean Altitude	1501.7 km
Peak Altitude	1569.7 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