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	101.892°
Eccentricity	0.01378
RA ascending node	20.845 hr
Argument perigee	101.333°
Mean anomaly	273.490°
Orbital period	112.819 min
Epoch of osculation	19 Jan 2026, 01:56

See historical orbital elements »

Derived Quantities

Min Altitude	1256.6 km
Mean Altitude	1363.2 km
Peak Altitude	1469.8 km

Launched alongside

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