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	101.871°
Eccentricity	0.02811
RA ascending node	9.059 hr
Argument perigee	241.009°
Mean anomaly	127.992°
Orbital period	110.574 min
Epoch of osculation	14 Apr 2026, 08:39

See historical orbital elements »

Derived Quantities

Min Altitude	1045.8 km
Mean Altitude	1260.3 km
Peak Altitude	1474.8 km

Launched alongside

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