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	102.016°
Eccentricity	0.03159
RA ascending node	2.287 hr
Argument perigee	275.116°
Mean anomaly	241.510°
Orbital period	117.433 min
Epoch of osculation	01 Mar 2026, 09:46

See historical orbital elements »

Derived Quantities

Min Altitude	1321.7 km
Mean Altitude	1572.7 km
Peak Altitude	1823.6 km

Launched alongside

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