Launch Details

Launched	14 December 1968
Flight ended	–
Status	Unknown
Launch site	Air Force Western Test Range, California, USA
Owner	United States
NORAD ID	3812
COSPAR ID	1968-114D
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination	102.437°
Eccentricity	0.00713
RA ascending node	13.893 hr
Argument perigee	141.202°
Mean anomaly	245.550°
Orbital period	116.337 min
Epoch of osculation	05 Jul 2026, 00:49

See historical orbital elements »

Derived Quantities

Min Altitude	1466.8 km
Mean Altitude	1523.1 km
Peak Altitude	1579.4 km

Launched alongside

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