Spacecraft information: OPS 9442

Launch Details
Launched 13 December 1978
Flight ended
Status Unknown
Launch site Air Force Eastern Test Range, Florida, USA
Owner United States
NORAD ID 59989
COSPAR ID 1978-113E
Alternative names DSCS 2-12
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 8.160°
Eccentricity 0.01713
RA ascending node 20.158 hr
Argument perigee 87.365°
Mean anomaly 274.661°
Orbital period 1462.548 min
Epoch of osculation 22 Jun 2026, 14:52

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 35578.7 km
Mean Altitude 36309.9 km
Peak Altitude 37041.1 km

Orbital History

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South El Monte

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34.05°N
118.05°W
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