Launch Details

Launched	14 December 1968
Flight ended	–
Status	Unknown
Launch site	Air Force Western Test Range, California, USA
Owner	United States
NORAD ID	3811
COSPAR ID	1968-114C
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination	101.903°
Eccentricity	0.01372
RA ascending node	4.944 hr
Argument perigee	229.035°
Mean anomaly	292.189°
Orbital period	112.818 min
Epoch of osculation	15 May 2026, 06:31

See historical orbital elements »

Derived Quantities

Min Altitude	1257.0 km
Mean Altitude	1363.2 km
Peak Altitude	1469.3 km

Launched alongside

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