Spacecraft information: OPS 4078

Launch Details
Launched 22 October 1968
Flight ended
Status Non-operational
Launch site Air Force Western Test Range, California, USA
Owner United States
NORAD ID 3510
COSPAR ID 1968-092A
Alternative names DMSP 4B F2
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 98.568°
Eccentricity 0.00307
RA ascending node 17.317 hr
Argument perigee 61.501°
Mean anomaly 298.926°
Orbital period 100.823 min
Epoch of osculation 16 May 2026, 15:08

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 782.7 km
Mean Altitude 804.7 km
Peak Altitude 826.8 km

Launched alongside

THOR BURNER 2 R/B

Orbital History

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42.38°N
71.11°W
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