Launch Details

Launched	14 December 1968
Flight ended	–
Status	Unknown
Launch site	Air Force Western Test Range, California, USA
Owner	United States
NORAD ID	42085
COSPAR ID	1968-114M
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination	100.914°
Eccentricity	0.01091
RA ascending node	16.399 hr
Argument perigee	329.153°
Mean anomaly	146.750°
Orbital period	112.108 min
Epoch of osculation	04 Jul 2026, 01:05

See historical orbital elements »

Derived Quantities

Min Altitude	1246.6 km
Mean Altitude	1330.7 km
Peak Altitude	1414.7 km

Launched alongside

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