Launch Details

Launched	3 July 1968
Flight ended	–
Status	Unknown
Launch site	Air Force Western Test Range, California, USA
Owner	United States
NORAD ID	28608
COSPAR ID	1968-055M
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination	120.872°
Eccentricity	0.00211
RA ascending node	4.491 hr
Argument perigee	278.971°
Mean anomaly	132.727°
Orbital period	224.209 min
Epoch of osculation	20 Dec 2025, 01:31

See historical orbital elements »

Derived Quantities

Min Altitude	5828.6 km
Mean Altitude	5854.4 km
Peak Altitude	5880.2 km

Launched alongside

EXPLORER 38 DELTA 1 R/B EXPLORER 38 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