Spacecraft information: OPS 7869

Launch Details
Launched 22 May 1968
Flight ended
Status Non-operational
Launch site Air Force Western Test Range, California, USA
Owner United States
NORAD ID 3266
COSPAR ID 1968-042A
Alternative names DMSP 4B F1
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 98.559°
Eccentricity 0.00534
RA ascending node 21.523 hr
Argument perigee 51.640°
Mean anomaly 308.956°
Orbital period 101.703 min
Epoch of osculation 10 May 2026, 12:25

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 807.9 km
Mean Altitude 846.4 km
Peak Altitude 885.0 km

Launched alongside

THOR BURNER 2 R/B

Orbital History

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Longitude:
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42.38°N
71.11°W
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