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	101.897°
Eccentricity	0.01377
RA ascending node	0.715 hr
Argument perigee	350.512°
Mean anomaly	191.224°
Orbital period	112.819 min
Epoch of osculation	15 Mar 2026, 14:38

See historical orbital elements »

Derived Quantities

Min Altitude	1256.6 km
Mean Altitude	1363.2 km
Peak Altitude	1469.7 km

Launched alongside

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