Launch Details

Launched	14 December 1968
Flight ended	–
Status	Unknown
Launch site	Air Force Western Test Range, California, USA
Owner	United States
NORAD ID	42087
COSPAR ID	1968-114P
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination	101.436°
Eccentricity	0.02012
RA ascending node	4.600 hr
Argument perigee	77.282°
Mean anomaly	285.066°
Orbital period	116.543 min
Epoch of osculation	25 Apr 2026, 02:46

See historical orbital elements »

Derived Quantities

Min Altitude	1373.4 km
Mean Altitude	1532.5 km
Peak Altitude	1691.5 km

Launched alongside

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