Launch Details

Launched	14 December 1968
Flight ended	–
Status	Unknown
Launch site	Air Force Western Test Range, California, USA
Owner	United States
NORAD ID	42078
COSPAR ID	1968-114E
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination	101.514°
Eccentricity	0.00287
RA ascending node	6.392 hr
Argument perigee	333.542°
Mean anomaly	26.419°
Orbital period	115.195 min
Epoch of osculation	15 May 2026, 02:13

See historical orbital elements »

Derived Quantities

Min Altitude	1448.9 km
Mean Altitude	1471.4 km
Peak Altitude	1494.0 km

Launched alongside

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