Launch Details

Launched	14 December 1968
Flight ended	–
Status	Unknown
Launch site	Air Force Western Test Range, California, USA
Owner	United States
NORAD ID	42084
COSPAR ID	1968-114L
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination	101.708°
Eccentricity	0.03359
RA ascending node	11.528 hr
Argument perigee	277.491°
Mean anomaly	78.813°
Orbital period	114.831 min
Epoch of osculation	03 May 2026, 09:04

See historical orbital elements »

Derived Quantities

Min Altitude	1192.0 km
Mean Altitude	1454.9 km
Peak Altitude	1717.8 km

Launched alongside

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