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	101.480°
Eccentricity	0.00371
RA ascending node	4.293 hr
Argument perigee	103.266°
Mean anomaly	275.539°
Orbital period	115.459 min
Epoch of osculation	25 Mar 2026, 05:38

See historical orbital elements »

Derived Quantities

Min Altitude	1454.3 km
Mean Altitude	1483.4 km
Peak Altitude	1512.5 km

Launched alongside

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