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	100.921°
Eccentricity	0.01120
RA ascending node	6.420 hr
Argument perigee	290.731°
Mean anomaly	94.916°
Orbital period	112.112 min
Epoch of osculation	31 Jan 2026, 10:18

See historical orbital elements »

Derived Quantities

Min Altitude	1244.6 km
Mean Altitude	1330.9 km
Peak Altitude	1417.1 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