Spacecraft information: DELTA 1 R/B

Launch Details
Launched 10 December 1972
Flight ended
Status Unknown
Launch site Air Force Western Test Range, California, USA
Owner United States
NORAD ID 6306
COSPAR ID 1972-097B
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 99.822°
Eccentricity 0.02694
RA ascending node 5.856 hr
Argument perigee 234.324°
Mean anomaly 295.108°
Orbital period 111.758 min
Epoch of osculation 16 Jan 2026, 15:27

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 1107.6 km
Mean Altitude 1314.6 km
Peak Altitude 1521.7 km

Launched alongside

NIMBUS 5

Orbital History

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South El Monte

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34.05°N
118.05°W
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