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	101.883°
Eccentricity	0.01370
RA ascending node	2.686 hr
Argument perigee	263.204°
Mean anomaly	253.167°
Orbital period	112.820 min
Epoch of osculation	03 May 2025, 06:13

See historical orbital elements »

Derived Quantities

Min Altitude	1257.3 km
Mean Altitude	1363.2 km
Peak Altitude	1469.2 km

Launched alongside

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