Launch Details

Launched	14 December 1968
Flight ended	–
Status	Unknown
Launch site	Air Force Western Test Range, California, USA
Owner	United States
NORAD ID	42085
COSPAR ID	1968-114M
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination	100.923°
Eccentricity	0.01089
RA ascending node	3.399 hr
Argument perigee	31.759°
Mean anomaly	143.827°
Orbital period	112.116 min
Epoch of osculation	15 Dec 2025, 23:02

See historical orbital elements »

Derived Quantities

Min Altitude	1247.2 km
Mean Altitude	1331.0 km
Peak Altitude	1414.9 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