Spacecraft information: OPS 7034

Launch Details
Launched 1 March 1968
Flight ended –
Status Unknown
Category Navy Navigation Satellite System (NNSS)
Launch site Air Force Western Test Range, California, USA
Owner United States
NORAD ID 3133
COSPAR ID 1968-012A
Alternative names TRANSIT 18
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 90.022°
Eccentricity 0.00746
RA ascending node 18.264 hr
Argument perigee 159.953°
Mean anomaly 13.344°
Orbital period 106.541 min
Epoch of osculation 19 Apr 2026, 05:05

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 1018.0 km
Mean Altitude 1073.5 km
Peak Altitude 1129.1 km

Launched alongside

SCOUT A R/B SCOUT A DEB SCOUT A DEB TRANSIT 18 DEB TRANSIT 18 DEB TRANSIT 18 DEB

Orbital History

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42.38°N
71.11°W
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