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	101.885°
Eccentricity	0.02816
RA ascending node	23.019 hr
Argument perigee	170.215°
Mean anomaly	317.095°
Orbital period	110.583 min
Epoch of osculation	27 Nov 2025, 20:51

See historical orbital elements »

Derived Quantities

Min Altitude	1045.8 km
Mean Altitude	1260.6 km
Peak Altitude	1475.5 km

Launched alongside

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