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	100.911°
Eccentricity	0.01150
RA ascending node	13.176 hr
Argument perigee	75.960°
Mean anomaly	351.039°
Orbital period	112.107 min
Epoch of osculation	15 May 2026, 10:04

See historical orbital elements »

Derived Quantities

Min Altitude	1242.1 km
Mean Altitude	1330.6 km
Peak Altitude	1419.2 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