Launch Details

Launched	14 December 1968
Flight ended	–
Status	Unknown
Launch site	Air Force Western Test Range, California, USA
Owner	United States
NORAD ID	42087
COSPAR ID	1968-114P
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination	101.433°
Eccentricity	0.01998
RA ascending node	22.260 hr
Argument perigee	272.657°
Mean anomaly	85.164°
Orbital period	116.556 min
Epoch of osculation	13 Jan 2026, 02:07

See historical orbital elements »

Derived Quantities

Min Altitude	1375.1 km
Mean Altitude	1533.0 km
Peak Altitude	1691.0 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