Launch Details

Launched	14 December 1968
Flight ended	–
Status	Unknown
Launch site	Air Force Western Test Range, California, USA
Owner	United States
NORAD ID	42079
COSPAR ID	1968-114F
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination	102.027°
Eccentricity	0.03182
RA ascending node	9.835 hr
Argument perigee	61.911°
Mean anomaly	329.421°
Orbital period	117.430 min
Epoch of osculation	26 Jun 2026, 20:36

See historical orbital elements »

Derived Quantities

Min Altitude	1319.7 km
Mean Altitude	1572.5 km
Peak Altitude	1825.3 km

Launched alongside

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