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	101.434°
Eccentricity	0.01938
RA ascending node	1.616 hr
Argument perigee	168.792°
Mean anomaly	191.755°
Orbital period	116.552 min
Epoch of osculation	08 Mar 2026, 02:23

See historical orbital elements »

Derived Quantities

Min Altitude	1379.7 km
Mean Altitude	1532.9 km
Peak Altitude	1686.1 km

Launched alongside

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