Launch Details

Launched	14 December 1968
Flight ended	–
Status	Unknown
Launch site	Air Force Western Test Range, California, USA
Owner	United States
NORAD ID	42090
COSPAR ID	1968-114S
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination	101.418°
Eccentricity	0.01163
RA ascending node	21.588 hr
Argument perigee	175.476°
Mean anomaly	204.980°
Orbital period	115.949 min
Epoch of osculation	04 Jul 2026, 16:02

See historical orbital elements »

Derived Quantities

Min Altitude	1414.0 km
Mean Altitude	1505.6 km
Peak Altitude	1597.2 km

Launched alongside

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