Launch Details

Launched	14 December 1968
Flight ended	–
Status	Unknown
Launch site	Air Force Western Test Range, California, USA
Owner	United States
NORAD ID	42081
COSPAR ID	1968-114H
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination	101.685°
Eccentricity	0.01167
RA ascending node	22.734 hr
Argument perigee	250.603°
Mean anomaly	108.239°
Orbital period	116.904 min
Epoch of osculation	26 Jan 2026, 16:05

See historical orbital elements »

Derived Quantities

Min Altitude	1456.4 km
Mean Altitude	1548.8 km
Peak Altitude	1641.2 km

Launched alongside

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