Launch Details

Launched	14 December 1968
Flight ended	–
Status	Unknown
Launch site	Air Force Western Test Range, California, USA
Owner	United States
NORAD ID	42090
COSPAR ID	1968-114S
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination	101.407°
Eccentricity	0.01073
RA ascending node	14.808 hr
Argument perigee	24.617°
Mean anomaly	355.740°
Orbital period	115.955 min
Epoch of osculation	18 Mar 2026, 15:24

See historical orbital elements »

Derived Quantities

Min Altitude	1421.3 km
Mean Altitude	1505.9 km
Peak Altitude	1590.4 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