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	101.875°
Eccentricity	0.02806
RA ascending node	6.720 hr
Argument perigee	308.410°
Mean anomaly	60.595°
Orbital period	110.577 min
Epoch of osculation	13 Mar 2026, 07:48

See historical orbital elements »

Derived Quantities

Min Altitude	1046.2 km
Mean Altitude	1260.4 km
Peak Altitude	1474.5 km

Launched alongside

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