Launch Details

Launched	14 December 1968
Flight ended	–
Status	Unknown
Launch site	Air Force Western Test Range, California, USA
Owner	United States
NORAD ID	42091
COSPAR ID	1968-114T
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination	101.484°
Eccentricity	0.00372
RA ascending node	7.607 hr
Argument perigee	5.475°
Mean anomaly	12.366°
Orbital period	115.458 min
Epoch of osculation	16 May 2026, 05:07

See historical orbital elements »

Derived Quantities

Min Altitude	1454.1 km
Mean Altitude	1483.4 km
Peak Altitude	1512.6 km

Launched alongside

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