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	101.414°
Eccentricity	0.01103
RA ascending node	18.448 hr
Argument perigee	269.979°
Mean anomaly	100.936°
Orbital period	115.952 min
Epoch of osculation	15 May 2026, 15:23

See historical orbital elements »

Derived Quantities

Min Altitude	1418.8 km
Mean Altitude	1505.7 km
Peak Altitude	1592.6 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