Launch Details

Launched	14 December 1968
Flight ended	–
Status	Unknown
Launch site	Air Force Western Test Range, California, USA
Owner	United States
NORAD ID	42080
COSPAR ID	1968-114G
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination	101.814°
Eccentricity	0.00675
RA ascending node	19.545 hr
Argument perigee	174.878°
Mean anomaly	6.701°
Orbital period	116.195 min
Epoch of osculation	26 Dec 2025, 15:02

See historical orbital elements »

Derived Quantities

Min Altitude	1463.5 km
Mean Altitude	1516.7 km
Peak Altitude	1570.0 km

Launched alongside

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