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	101.717°
Eccentricity	0.03412
RA ascending node	4.731 hr
Argument perigee	118.687°
Mean anomaly	244.895°
Orbital period	114.839 min
Epoch of osculation	20 Jan 2026, 09:10

See historical orbital elements »

Derived Quantities

Min Altitude	1188.2 km
Mean Altitude	1455.2 km
Peak Altitude	1722.3 km

Launched alongside

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