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	101.709°
Eccentricity	0.03441
RA ascending node	15.455 hr
Argument perigee	162.333°
Mean anomaly	199.006°
Orbital period	114.824 min
Epoch of osculation	01 Jul 2026, 21:24

See historical orbital elements »

Derived Quantities

Min Altitude	1185.3 km
Mean Altitude	1454.5 km
Peak Altitude	1723.8 km

Launched alongside

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