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 98.561°
Eccentricity 0.00525
RA ascending node 18.635 hr
Argument perigee 179.213°
Mean anomaly 180.914°
Orbital period 101.704 min
Epoch of osculation 26 Mar 2026, 10:22

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 808.6 km
Mean Altitude 846.5 km
Peak Altitude 884.4 km

Launched alongside

THOR BURNER 2 R/B

Orbital History

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South El Monte

Latitude:
Longitude:
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34.05°N
118.05°W
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