Launch Details

Launched	14 December 1968
Flight ended	–
Status	Unknown
Launch site	Air Force Western Test Range, California, USA
Owner	United States
NORAD ID	42086
COSPAR ID	1968-114N
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination	102.138°
Eccentricity	0.03454
RA ascending node	5.913 hr
Argument perigee	93.896°
Mean anomaly	270.163°
Orbital period	120.652 min
Epoch of osculation	15 Jun 2026, 00:47

See historical orbital elements »

Derived Quantities

Min Altitude	1437.8 km
Mean Altitude	1717.2 km
Peak Altitude	1996.6 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