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 98.569°
Eccentricity 0.00306
RA ascending node 17.620 hr
Argument perigee 48.361°
Mean anomaly 312.018°
Orbital period 100.823 min
Epoch of osculation 21 May 2026, 06:06

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 782.8 km
Mean Altitude 804.7 km
Peak Altitude 826.7 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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