Launch Details

Launched	6 December 1979
Flight ended	–
Status	Unknown
Launch site	Air Force Eastern Test Range, Florida, USA
Owner	United States
NORAD ID	49955
COSPAR ID	1979-101Z
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination	8.126°
Eccentricity	0.47449
RA ascending node	7.571 hr
Argument perigee	48.936°
Mean anomaly	343.387°
Orbital period	792.223 min
Epoch of osculation	17 Feb 2026, 12:58

See historical orbital elements »

Derived Quantities

Min Altitude	8533.0 km
Mean Altitude	21990.2 km
Peak Altitude	35447.5 km

Launched alongside

SATCOM 3 DELTA 1 R/B(1) DELTA 1 R/B(2) SATCOM 3 DEB SATCOM 3 DEB SATCOM 3 DEB SATCOM 3 DEB SATCOM 3 DEB SATCOM 3 DEB SATCOM 3 DEB SATCOM 3 DEB SATCOM 3 DEB SATCOM 3 DEB SATCOM 3 DEB SATCOM 3 DEB SATCOM 3 DEB SATCOM 3 DEB SATCOM 3 DEB SATCOM 3 DEB SATCOM 3 DEB SATCOM 3 DEB SATCOM 3 DEB SATCOM 3 DEB SATCOM 3 DEB SATCOM 3 DEB SATCOM 3 DEB SATCOM 3 DEB SATCOM 3 DEB