Launch Details

Launched	14 December 1968
Flight ended	–
Status	Unknown
Launch site	Air Force Western Test Range, California, USA
Owner	United States
NORAD ID	42092
COSPAR ID	1968-114U
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination	101.653°
Eccentricity	0.00293
RA ascending node	12.904 hr
Argument perigee	316.838°
Mean anomaly	43.040°
Orbital period	114.217 min
Epoch of osculation	23 Mar 2026, 12:54

See historical orbital elements »

Derived Quantities

Min Altitude	1404.1 km
Mean Altitude	1427.0 km
Peak Altitude	1449.8 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