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	101.881°
Eccentricity	0.01374
RA ascending node	15.028 hr
Argument perigee	268.553°
Mean anomaly	274.509°
Orbital period	112.819 min
Epoch of osculation	27 Oct 2025, 13:31

See historical orbital elements »

Derived Quantities

Min Altitude	1256.9 km
Mean Altitude	1363.2 km
Peak Altitude	1469.5 km

Launched alongside

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