Launch Details

Launched	14 December 1968
Flight ended	–
Status	Unknown
Launch site	Air Force Western Test Range, California, USA
Owner	United States
NORAD ID	42083
COSPAR ID	1968-114K
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination	101.879°
Eccentricity	0.02801
RA ascending node	3.032 hr
Argument perigee	54.724°
Mean anomaly	126.002°
Orbital period	110.579 min
Epoch of osculation	21 Jan 2026, 19:28

See historical orbital elements »

Derived Quantities

Min Altitude	1046.8 km
Mean Altitude	1260.5 km
Peak Altitude	1474.2 km

Launched alongside

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